Reumatizam, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2006.
Professional paper
Initial treatment of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis
Tomislav Badel
orcid.org/0000-0001-5872-1132
; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Pandurić
; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Miljenko Marotti
; Clinical Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Clinical Hospital “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
Sandra Kocijan Lovko
; Psychiatric Infirmary, General Hospital Zabok, Zabok, Croatia
Ivan Krolo
; Clinical Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Clinical Hospital “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The diagnostic procedure and the initial treatment of a female patient suffering from temporomandibular disorder is described. Osteoarthritis and the discopathy of the temporomandibular joint were diagnosed both clinically and by magnetic resonance imaging. Anxiety was confirmed by measuring instrument State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Pains in temporomandibular joints were removed after the initial treatment in which the occlusion splint had been used so that conditions for carrying out the definite occlusal treatment were fulfilled.
Keywords
osteoarthritis; temporomandibular joint; magnetic resonance imaging; anxiety; occlusion splint
Hrčak ID:
125886
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Publication date:
1.7.2006.
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