title: [Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint. A systematic review of the literature on its characteristics].
abstract: Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint is a disease which occurs rarely. A systematic review of the literature was carried out to identify its demographical, etiological, radiological, and clinical characteristics. A total of 191 case presentations were discovered. The mean age of patients was 47. The disease has been identified more frequently in women than in men. A part from pre-auricular swelling, the most frequently reported clinical characteristics resembled those of temporomandibular disorders. Abnormalities on radiographs were often evident. Insufficient evidence was found that trauma or rheumatoid arthritis plays a role in the development of this disease. Given the similarities with temporomandibular disorders, synovial chondromatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients suffering from complaints of temporomandibular dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Orale Functieleer van het Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: te Veldhuis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lobbezoo
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: te Veldhuis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naeije
authors.forename: M K A
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: van Selms
mesh_terms: D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology