title: [Diagnosis and treatment of temporo-mandibular disorders in orthodontics].
abstract: Orthodontists are fully prepared to treat the problems of occlusion that they are called upon to deal with every day. On the other hand temporo-mandibular joint disorders present more obscure difficulties from the point of view of detection and diagnosis as well the management of their treatment. That is why a profound understanding of the anatomical and physiological functioning of the temporo-mandibular joint has become indispensable for today's orthodontists who are now asked to detect and diagnose an assortment of TMJ disturbances whose etiology may vary greatly. By performing a rigorous diagnostic procedure, based on a thorough clinical examination supported by careful axiographic and radiological studies, of temporo-mandibular malfunctioning and its underlying etiological causes, which are primarily dento-alveolar and occlusal in nature, orthodontists will be able to adopt an appropriate therapeutic approach that might be purely orthodontic or multi-disciplinary and carried out with the collaboration of specialists in occlusion, oral surgery, and even osteopathy.
authors.affiliation: 235 boulevard de la Liberté, 59000 Lille, France. orthem@free.fr
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bocquet
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danguy
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Danguy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D024343:Open Bite / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult