M Fernández-Ferro, V Fernández-González, Á Salgado-Barreira, E Santos-Armentia, P Valdés-Sarmiento, A Fernández-García, D Gómez-Rey, J Fernández-Sanromán
The purpose of this work was to prospectively correlate the most characteristic clinical symptoms of temporomandibular disorders, such as pain and limitation of mouth opening, with the findings of magnetic resonance imaging (disc position, degenerative changes, and effusion) and arthroscopy findings (roofing, synovitis, chondromalacia, adhesions, and perforations). These examinations were performed in 298 patients diagnosed with internal derangement refractory to conservative treatment. The mean age of the patients was 38...
August 17, 2022: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery