The objective of this work was to carry out a clinicopathological study to ascertain whether clinical and histopathologic differences existed between oral lichen planus OLP patients with and without metal restorations. The predominant clinical form in both groups was reticular white, with no statistically significant differences between the forms associated or not with metal. The histological variables showed no statistically significant differences between the groups.

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En las complejas estructuras anatómicas orofaciales, asientan muchos procesos dolorosos. Las algias orofaciales más comunes tienen su origen a nivel dental, periodontal o en estructuras musculoesqueleticas. Sin embargo, el paciente puede manifestar dolor en esta región, bien en dientes o estructuras musculoesqueleticas, y la fuente originaria localizarse a distancia. A este tipo de dolor se le llama dolor heterotópico. Una posible fuente de dolor heterotópico es el dolor de origen cardíaco.Este articulo presenta un caso clínico en el que el dolor mandibular bilateral fue el síntoma inicial de una cardiopatía isquémica que fue erróneamente etiquetada de artrosis de la articulación temporomandibular.

The findings of the histological study of the human temporomandibular joint confirm that the cranium and the lower jaw are joined by two temporomandibular articular complexes (one on the left and another on the right side), each made up, in turn, of two joints – a condylomeniscal condyloarthrosis and a reciprocally fitting meniscotemporal joint. Both these joints are surrounded by short capsular bands which stretch from the condyle to the meniscus and from the latter to the temporal bone and form the true joint capsules. Longer bands which extend from the condyle to the temporal bone may be regarded as reinforcements passing over two articulations.

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