title: Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: A case of a 74-year-old woman with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is presented. This disease rarely involves the TMJ and is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of TMJ disorders. To our knowledge, only 23 cases have been reported in the literature and only four without any destructive changes of the condyle as in the present case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Berne, Inselspital CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland. wenko.smolka@insel.ch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smolka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eggensperger
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Stauffer-Brauch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brekenfeld
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iizuka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery