Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
"Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A symptom complex consisting of pain, muscle tenderness, clicking in the joint, and limitation or alteration of mandibular movement. The symptoms are subjective and manifested primarily in the masticatory muscles rather than the temporomandibular joint itself. Etiologic factors are uncertain but include occlusal dysharmony and psychophysiologic factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D013706
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.500.607.221.897.897 C05.550.905.905 C05.651.243.897.897 C05.651.550.905 C07.320.610.291.897.897 C07.678.949
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| Concept/Terms |
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
- Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint
- TMJ Syndrome
- Syndrome, TMJ
- Costen's Syndrome
- Costen Syndrome
- Costens Syndrome
- Syndrome, Costen's
- Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
- Joint Syndrome, Temporomandibular
- Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence of hyperactive digastric muscles during swallowing as measured by electromyography in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. Funct Orthod. 1997 May-Jul; 14(3):18-22, 24.