TMD and Orofacial Pain Flashcards
Axis 1 includes
Masticatory mm disorders
Disc displacements
Joint dysfunction
Masticatory mm disorders includes
with normal openin
with limited opening
Disc displaceemnt includes
With reduction
Without reduction without limited opening
Without reduction with limited opening
Joint dysfunction includes
OA
Arthralgia
Osteoarthritis
Masticatory muscles
Masseter
Temporalis
Lateral Pterygoid
Medial Pterygoid
Necessary components of central sensitization
Abnormal inc of perceived pain in brain
Dec in brains input to inhibit pain
Hyperexcitability in spinal cord neurons
Repetitive firing of pain receptors in periheral NS
Possible micro and macro trauma that could cause damage to disc
Dental procedure that requires pronlonged mouth opening
Parafunctional activites
Oral sex
Most common position of displacement of the disc
Anterior
If the disc gets injured, prognosis for improvement?
Good - is vascularized and innervated
DDWR
two clicks occur
Condyle rides on the middle part of the disc with mouth open and rolls off when mouth closes
DDWR - if worsens what can happen
DDWOR
If DDWOR occurs with limited opening, what happened
The disc moved so ant that the condyle rides up on the disc and biomechanically the TMJ cant fully open
Arthralgia
Joint pain
Osteoarthritis
Involves inflammatory process
Osteoarthrosis
Does not involve inflammatory process but still have joint degeneration
Axis 1 dx related to
muscle, disc, joint pathology
Axis 2 dx related to
psychological issues that cause or maintain pain
Other causes of orofacial pain that need to be ruled out besides axis 1 and 2
Cervical spine Cranial nerves Eyes, ears Sinuses Toothache or dental issues Headaches Systemic problems RA Peripheral neuralgias - trigeminal too
What does complete exam for orofacial pain have to include
TMJ musculoskeletal eval Psychological exam Cranial nerve screen Cervical screen Systems screen Heart attack can refer to face
History
Have you had pain or stiffness in the face, jaw, temple, in front of the ear, or in the ear in the past month?
Are the symptoms altered by any of the following jaw activities: chewing, talking, singing, yawning, kissing, moving the jaw?
Have you ever had your jaw lock or catch so that it would not open all the way? If so, was this limitation in jaw opening severe enough to interfere with your ability to eat? Have you ever noticed clicking, popping, or other sounds in your joint?
Examples of parafunctional activites
Gum chewing
Nail biting
Bruxism (grinding, clenching)
Bx that could irritate TMJ
Leaning head on chin Forward head posture Eating hard food Grinding teeth Clenching jaw