TMJ

Question 1

Pain perceived in face or oral cavity?

Answer 1

Orofacial pain

Question 2

Things to examine for TMJ?

Answer 2

Grating (oa)
Click/popping (displaced disc)
Locking (sublux)
Headache 
Morning pain
Mal Occlusion

Question 3

Restins position of mouth?

Answer 3

Teeth 2-5 mm apart
Lips closed
Tongue on roof of mouth.

Question 4

ROM to open mouth?

Answer 4

3 fingers

Question 5

Pterygoid action>?
Suprahyoid

Muscles for closing?

Answer 5

Protrude jaw
Open

Masseter/temporalis/medial pterygoid

Question 6

ST for TMJ

Answer 6

Forced retrusion

Forced Biting

Question 7

Characterized by soft opening click. No closing click.

Answer 7

Dislocating disc

Question 8

Soft opening and closing click

Answer 8

Reducible disc

Question 9

Used to click, no longer clicks. Decreased ROM.

Answer 9

Irreducible disc

Question 10

Hard opening/ Hard closing

Answer 10

Hypermobiliity with jt dislocation

Question 11

Tx for disc dislocation and reducible disc

Answer 11

Treat:
Posture
Ant translation w/ opening
Muscle imbalance
Mobility

Irreducible treated with surgery.

Question 12

How to Tx jt hypermobility?

Hypo?

Spasm/ dec muscle length

Answer 12

Stabalization exercise.
Avoid end range.

Jt mob/ stretching

STM

Question 13

Racabados 6x6?

Answer 13

Clucking
Tongue positioning
Rhythmic stabilization
Nodding
Axial extension
Shoulder positioning

Question 14

What produces analgesic effect for TMJ?

Answer 14

Interferential current
Tens

For like 30 mins

Question 15

Biofeeback is good

Answer 15

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