TMJ pathology and Diagnosis Feb 26th Flashcards
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what is acute pain
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- onset: pain is present less than 3 months
- locking: jaw is closed and cannot open
- is jaw open and cannot close
- how many seconds, minutes, hours, or days for locking, frequency
- malocclusion: was it gradual or sudden? date first noticed or activity caused it
- acute sudden malocclusion- diagnoses myospasm, myositis, fracture, tumor or edema
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what is chronic
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- onset: pain is present more than 6 months
- ask pt if they have had this pain before
- jaw locking more than 3 months
- gradual malocclusion more than 3 months: likely arthritis or osteochrondroma
3
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listen to this panopto to study this lecture
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