title: Current diagnosis of temporomandibular pathologies.
abstract: The current scientific knowledge of TMJ pathologies points to the importance of etiological research and the need for differential diagnosis using the most modem technological resources. Those include MRI, computed tomography, serologic studies, genetic mapping, and bioelectronic instruments which allow clinicians to study, understand, and measure respectively, the structural changes of soft and hard tissues, infections, genetic susceptibility for autoimmune diseases, and stomatognathic function. The purpose of this article is an overview of the current knowledge and related tools for the diagnosis of TMJ pathologies.
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. jorgelearreta@fibertel.com.ar
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Learreta
authors.forename: Jane L F
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Marcelo Freire
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Andreas C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Durst
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed