Ultrasonography of the temporomandibular joint: a literature review

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1229-1236

  Manfredini, D ^a   Guarda Nardini, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

disk displacement; effusion; osteoarthrosis; temporomandibular disorders; temporomandibular joint; TMD; TMJ; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 70749130689     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.07.014     Document Type: Review

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