Chronic temporomandibular joint dysfunction: A condition for a multidisciplinary approach

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 492-502

  Kafas, Panagiotis ^a,c   Kalfas, Sotirios ^a   Leeson, Rachel ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Management; Pathogenesis; TMD

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CAPSAICIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTHROTOMY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EAR DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; JAW OPENING REFLEX; LOW DRUG DOSE; MASSAGE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLINTING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34250869516     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.492.502     Document Type: Review

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