Chapter 10 Flashcards
Anxiolytic
Drug used to reduce anxiety.
Arthrocentesis
Surgical lavage of the joint space.
Arthrography
Outdated imaging modality replaced by MRI due to radiation exposure, inferior imaging quality, and puncture of TMJ capsule.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.
Arthroscopy
Method for direct visualization and evaluation of a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments.
Articulation
Joint. 
Auscultation
Listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope. 
Avascular
Does not contain blood vessels.
Capsulitis
Inflammation of the joint capsule. 
Crepitus
Dry, crackling sound.
Douloureux
From the French meaning painful tic or
twitch.
Dysgeusia
A distortion of the sense of taste.
Hyperacusia
An increased sensitivity to normal
environmental sound.
Iatrogenic
Induced inadvertently by a medical or
dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic
procedure.
Idiopathic
Relating to a disease or condition for
which the cause is unknown.
Magnetic resonance imaging
MRI; noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to
produce computerized images of internal body tissues.
Palpation
Physical examination, using pressure of
the hand or fingers.
Paresthesia
An abnormal sensation of tingling or
numbness.
Sign
Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a
health care provider rather than by the patient.
Stomatodynia
Burning mouth.
Symptom
Subjective evidence of disease or a physical
disorder that is observed by the patient.
“Trigger point”
A specific area on the face in which a touch or
temperature change can trigger an episode of trigeminal
neuralgia.
Trismus
Inability to fully open the mouth.
