title: [Opaque arthrotomography: a routine examination in temporomandibular dysfunction].
abstract: Tomographic examination of the temporo-mandibular joint after opacification of the meniscotemporal and meniscocondylian stages is an effective method of exploration of intra-articular lesions of the meniscal dynamic complex. Normal arthrotomographic appearances are described and four evolutory stages of the lesions proposed; by order of increasing seriousness: anterior position of meniscus, reducible anterior luxation, irreducible anterior luxation, meniscal perforation. The value of this examination is important during discussion of selective surgical treatment in painful dysfunctional syndromes of the temporomandibular joint.
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
vernacular_title: L'arthrotomographie opaque: un examen de routine dans les dysfonctionnements temporo-mandibulaires.