Non-joint effusion is associated with osteoarthritis in temporomandibular joints with disk displacement

Association of malocclusion, self-reported bruxism and chewing-side preference with oral health-related quality of life in patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis

“…Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions related to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and/or the jaw muscles. TMJ osteoarthritis (OA) is the major subtype of TMD and joint pain is the major symptom. Other clinical signs of TMJ‐OA include joint tenderness, crepitus, radiographic bony changes and joint space narrowing.…”

Evaluation of the presence of effusion in patients with temporomandibular joint disorder

“…Different classification systems have been used to analyze and determine the amount of joint effusion, and in many studies, effusion was classified as 'absent' or 'present' (2,11,15,16,22,23). There are also studies that classify effusion as; grade 0: no or little effusion; grade 1: mild effusion; and grade 2: severe effusion (24,25).…”

Relationship of temporomandibular disorders with selected systemic diseases

“…57 Badania dotyczące związku obecności wysięku stawowego u osób chorujących na zapalenie kości i stawów oraz ssż (diagnozowanych przy użyciu rezonansu magnetycznego) wraz z przemieszczeniem krążka stawowego bez zablokowania (PKBZ) wykazały, że w większości przypadków nie stwierdza się obecności wysięku stawowego. 58 Zastosowanie obrazowania jest konieczne, ponieważ same kryteria kliniczne stanowią niewystarczające dane do prawidłowego rozpoznania zapalenia stawów sż, ponadto stwierdzono słabe zależności między występowaniem zmian kostnych a klinicznymi objawami ssż w OA, w tym przypadku zastosowanie CBCT zapewnia czytelną wizualizację twardych tkanek ssż. 57,59 Badanie Kothari i wsp.…”

“…57 Studies on the relationship between the presence of articular exudate and osteoarthritis in the jaw joint (diagnosed using MRI) along with the displacement of the disc with reduction (DDwR) showed that in most cases there was no evidence of articular exudate in people with inflammation of bones and joints in joints with this type of displacementlocation. 58 The use of imaging is necessary because the clinical criteria alone are insufficient for the proper diagnosis of TMJ arthritis, furthermore there were weak correlations between the occurrence of bone lesions and clinical symptoms of TMJ-OA; in this case the use of CBCT provides a clear visualization of TMJ hard tissue. 57,58 A study by Kothari et al, on pain profiling in patients with arthritic pain of TMJ and in patients with osteoarthritis showed that in the first group patients were less sensitive to warm, cold and tactile stimulation than in the second group.…”

“…58 The use of imaging is necessary because the clinical criteria alone are insufficient for the proper diagnosis of TMJ arthritis, furthermore there were weak correlations between the occurrence of bone lesions and clinical symptoms of TMJ-OA; in this case the use of CBCT provides a clear visualization of TMJ hard tissue. 57,58 A study by Kothari et al, on pain profiling in patients with arthritic pain of TMJ and in patients with osteoarthritis showed that in the first group patients were less sensitive to warm, cold and tactile stimulation than in the second group. What is more, arthritic TMJ patients showed hypertension.…”