title: Occlusal changes secondary to temporomandibular joint conditions: a critical review and implications for clinical practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this article is to present the most commonly occlusal changes secondary to TMD.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical presentation of these conditions is discussed. Details regarding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients presenting TMD prior or during treatment are also presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All plans for irreversible therapy should be preceded by a meticulous analysis of TMD signs and symptoms in such a way that patients are not submitted to irreversible treatment, based on an untrue occlusal relationship, secondary to articular and/or muscular disorders. When present, TMD symptoms must always be controlled to reestablish a "normal" occlusion and allow proper treatment strategy.
authors.affiliation: - Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Odontopediatria, Ortodontia e Saúde Coletiva, Bauru, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Waleska
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Caldas
authors.affiliation: - Universidade Norte do Paraná, Departamento de Ortodontia, Londrina, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia de Castro Ferreira
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.affiliation: - Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Odontopediatria, Ortodontia e Saúde Coletiva, Bauru, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Janson
authors.affiliation: - Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Prótese e Periodontia, Bauru, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo César Rodrigues
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Conti
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed