LOL TMD Flashcards
Inflammation of the capsule ligaments with Joint soreness and inflammation
Capsulitis
What is the most common TMD diagnosis?
Capsulitis
Irritation to the Synovial Fluid, similar to Capsulitis
Synovitis
Bone inflammation, wear and tear arthritis
Ostoearthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common due to…
overuse
Clicking and Popping are due to…
Internal Derangement
Every Arthritis can be in the _____
2 most common systemic arthritis found there…
jaw joint
osteoarthritis/rheumatoid
Joint inflamed b/c of injury, auto accident, etc…
Should be evaluated for?
Traumatic arthritis
TMD
Type of pain that refers from one place to another (tender point to a distant site).
Myofascial pain
Myofascial pain is ______ and treated with what?
Referred
Stretching, heat, cold, rest, Muscle Relaxants
Localized pain, same area
Myalgia
Type of pain that is referred:
Type of pain that stays local:
Myofascial
Myalgia
Most common muscle pain is ______ and responds to ______
Myalgia
Stretching
Muscle inflamed from injury (or infection)
Myositis
Most common cause of Myositis for Dentists:
Do not…
Use what 3 Tx?
Wisdom tooth extraction
stretch
NSAIDS, steroids, rest
A Charlie Horse, forceful painful contraction, very rare (tetanus like)
Spasm
Spasms may be caused due to low ______ or other minerals/homones
could also be caused by a ____
K+
virus
Muscle tightens to protect joints or other muscles
*must find cause/what trying to protect
Protective Splinting
If body is Protective Splinting, what do?
Tx cause, use Muscle Relaxants
*also rest/stretching
Muscle that has undergone degenerative change that causes the contracted state to persist:
Usually due to _____
Calcified Contracture is _____
Can be ______
Stuck in a certain position _______
Myofibrotic Contracture
injury/infection
rare
hereditary
permanently
Anterior Temporalis refers to:
Middle Temporalis:
Posterior Temporalis:
Mx anteriors
Mx PM’s
Mx Molars
Masseter refers to what 3 areas:
Ear
Lower molars
Above right eye
SCE refers to what 4 areas?
Ear
above eye (may be contralateral)
occiput
eye
Trapezius/Posterior Cervicalis refers to what 3 areas?
Temple
Ear
Eye
Lateral Pterygoid refers to what 3 areas?
TMJ
Eye
Zygoma
Differential Diagnosis important so Tx can be focused on joint or muscle
True
Jaw pain is usually _____
Joint or Muscle
Most TMD cases area a combo of both joint and muscle
True
Important to distinguish ADD w/o reduction early
True
When opening, if a jaw deflects to _______, required immediate attention
one side (locked)
What is the most common cause of TMD probs?
Multifactorial
List 6 contributing factors for TMD:
extrinsic trauma
hyper function of masticatory mm
hyperextension
occlusion
systemic disease
psychosocial
What is the most important thing when you screen a pt?
Hx
What treats Superior Capsulitis?
What does it use?
Unilateral Pivot
teeter/totter effect (pulls down one side of joint, lets heal)
What treats Posterior Capsulitis?
move Forward
*heals in anterior positioning device
What movement can aggravate lateral capsule?
Lateral