title: Correlation of clinical and MRI findings of tempero-mandibular joint internal derangement.
abstract: The most common clinical features of tempero-mandibular joint internal derangement are correlated with the MRI findings of shape of the disc in an attempt to find the etiology of tempero-mandibular joint internal derangement. In this study, the clinical parameters of pain, muscle tenderness, clicking with in the joint (like early, middle and late) are correlated with the MRI findings of disc shapes. (like biconcave, thick, lengthened, folded, adhesion). The study reveals any trauma that leads to muscle tenderness results in internal derangement of tempero-mandibular joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maduravoyal, Chennai.
authors.forename: U V
authors.initials: UV
authors.lastname: Chowdary
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Neelakandan
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nandagopal
mesh_terms: D005157:Facial Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000503:physiopathology; D009622:Noise; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000503:physiopathology; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology