The Use of Diagnostic Research Methods to Assess Pain Symptoms in Temporomandibular Joint Diseases
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https://doi.org/10.61788/njn.v1i20.10Keywords:
temporomandibular joint, temporomandibular joint pain, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imagingAbstract
The causes of pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the projection of the masticatory muscles cannot be identified only through clinical examination. This review article highlights the relationship between pain symptoms and internal TMJ disorders, joint effusion, osteoarthritis, bone marrow edema, as determined by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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