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Temporomandibular Disorders And their Management

Received: 18 April 2015     Accepted: 20 April 2015     Published: 7 September 2015
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Abstract

TMD commonly used term for temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders are a group of conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the tempoomandibular joint and the muscles that control jaw movement. Temporomandibular joint disorder since a clinical entity with diverse etiologies and symptoms, thus much of the difficulty is encountered in the treatment of TMD. Therefore through this paper emphasis is made on the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders and their management which form the basis for a rational approach to therapy.

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 3, Issue 3-2)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Rethinking Temporomandibular Joint in Health and Disease: At Diagnosis and Interventional Level

DOI 10.11648/j.ajhr.s.2015030302.11
Page(s) 1-5
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Keywords

Temporomandibular Disorders, Articular Disc, TMJ Dislocation

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  • Department of Prosthodontics, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pt. B.D.Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

  • Department of Prosthodontics, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pt. B.D.Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

  • Department of Pharmacology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

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