Medical legal considerations in temporomandibular disorders

Goldstein, Burton H.

doi:10.1016/s1079-2104(99)70051-x

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“…Similarly, 20 subjects had already had magnetic resonance; this last examination was additionally requested in 117 cases for which magnetic resonance may provide an integration of the clinical assessment. In particular, additional magnetic resonance imaging was requested when disc–condyle relationship was not determined with clinical assessment alone, as in the case of long‐time displaced discs (21) or in the case of patients with a predominance of muscle disorders which made TMJ diagnosis difficult (29), and when it was necessary because of legal controversies (30).…”

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Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) axis I diagnoses in an Italian patient population

Manfredini

Chiappe

Bosco

2006

J of Oral Rehabilitation

133

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The aim of this work was twofold: to evaluate the prevalence of different Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) diagnosis in an Italian population of subjects seeking TMD treatment in a tertiary clinic; and to compare data with those from similar studies in the literature. Participants in this study were 433 consecutive patients seeking TMD treatment at the Section of Prosthetic Dentistry, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pisa, Italy; mean age of patients was 38.8 years, with a female:male ratio of 2.6:1 (276 females, 73.2%; 101 males, 26.8%). RDC/TMD guidelines for examination were adopted to assign axis I diagnosis. The prevalence of RDC/TMD diagnoses was 38.2% (144/377) for group I disorders (muscle disorders), 52.3% (197/377) for group II disorders (disc displacements), and 52.6% (198/377) for group III disorders (arthralgia, osteoarthritis, osteoarthrosis). The present investigation provided findings that, compared and integrated with literature data, can be useful to create a world-wide database, in accordance with the nature of the RDC/TMD classification system.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) axis I diagnoses in an Italian patient population

Manfredini

Chiappe

Bosco

2006

J of Oral Rehabilitation

133

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“…The terms ‘forensic medicine and temporomandibular disorders’ yielded an eight‐citation subgroup of the former. Finally, 14 citations were yielded by the terms ‘medical legal and temporomandibular disorders’, among which two articles to be included in the review were found (54, 55). Search was then expanded to the related articles to the included ones, but no other titles of interest for the review were found.…”

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“…The need for the selection of high‐qualified TMD experts contrasts with the absence of an academic TMD specialty in most countries of the world (55, 134). Thus, it is recommendable that TMD experts for legal advices are selected among recognised international personalities (international authors and editorial boards’ members) and academic or private practice professionals with demonstrable up‐to‐date knowledge (continued education) (55, 135).…”

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Temporomandibular disorders assessment: medicolegal considerations in the evidence‐based era

Manfredini

Bucci²,

Montagna

et al. 2010

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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Summary Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a frequent finding in cases of facial trauma or dental malpractice, and legal claims for TMD damage have been increased over the years. Temporomandibular disorders assessment in the medical legal setting is complicated by the peculiarities of these disorders, whose symptoms are heterogeneous, fluctuant, and recognise a multifactorial origin. A systematic Medline search in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database pointed out that, despite the medical legal aspects of the dental profession are gaining a growing attention, there is a paucity of literature dealing with patients with TMD assessment. For these reasons, evidence-based knowledge in the field of TMD diagnosis and treatment was summarised in this article with the aim of providing useful suggestions for a medical legal approach to TMD.

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“…Uzmanlar ve klinisyen diş hekimleri; davalardan sakınmak için bu tip hastaların karakteristik özellikleri sebebiyle başarılı bir tedavi sonucu için iyi bir iletişim ve empati kurmaya ihtiyaç duymaktadırlar. 20,21 Diş hekimliğinde en fazla şikâyetlerin olduğu uzmanlık alanının ülkeden ülkeye farklılık göster-diği belirtilmektedir. 8 Günümüzde diş hekimliği ile ilgili ö öl lü üm m o ol lg gu u--l la ar rı ı son derece seyrek görülmektedir.…”

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Malpractice in Dentistry: Review

Aytepe¹,

Yaman²

2015

Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci

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Medical legal considerations in temporomandibular disorders

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) axis I diagnoses in an Italian patient population

Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) axis I diagnoses in an Italian patient population

Temporomandibular disorders assessment: medicolegal considerations in the evidence‐based era

Malpractice in Dentistry: Review

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