Chapter 10

Question 1

Anxiolytic

Answer 1

Drug used to reduce anxiety.

Question 2

Arthrocentesis

Answer 2

Surgical lavage of the joint space.

Question 3

Arthrography

Answer 3

Outdated imaging modality replaced by MRI due to radiation exposure, inferior imaging quality, and puncture of TMJ capsule. Requires injection of the joint with a radiopaque contrast material before image acquisition.

Question 4

Arthroscopy

Answer 4

Method for direct visualization and evaluation of a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments.

Question 5

Articulation

Answer 5

Joint. 

Question 6

Auscultation

Answer 6

Listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope. 

Question 7

Avascular

Answer 7

Does not contain blood vessels.

Question 8

Capsulitis

Answer 8

Inflammation of the joint capsule. 

Question 9

Crepitus

Answer 9

Dry, crackling sound.

Question 10

Douloureux

Answer 10

From the French meaning painful tic or

twitch.

Question 11

Dysgeusia

Answer 11

A distortion of the sense of taste.

Question 12

Hyperacusia

Answer 12

An increased sensitivity to normal

environmental sound.

Question 13

Iatrogenic

Answer 13

Induced inadvertently by a medical or
dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic
procedure.

Question 14

Idiopathic

Answer 14

Relating to a disease or condition for

which the cause is unknown.

Question 15

Magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 15

MRI; noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to
produce computerized images of internal body tissues.

Question 16

Palpation

Answer 16

Physical examination, using pressure of

the hand or fingers.

Question 17

Paresthesia

Answer 17

An abnormal sensation of tingling or

numbness.

Question 18

Sign

Answer 18

Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a

health care provider rather than by the patient.

Question 19

Stomatodynia

Answer 19

Burning mouth.

Question 20

Symptom

Answer 20

Subjective evidence of disease or a physical

disorder that is observed by the patient.

Question 21

“Trigger point”

Answer 21

A specific area on the face in which a touch or
temperature change can trigger an episode of trigeminal
neuralgia.

Question 22

Trismus

Answer 22

Inability to fully open the mouth.