Unit 1 Week 3 TMJ Imaging Flashcards

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Theroutineradiographicevaluationrelatedto thetemporomandibularjointmayconsistofthe following:

A

-Transcranialview,providingagrossviewofthe osseousstructuresofthelateralpartofthe temporomandibularjoint
-Panoramicviews
-Lateralcephalometry

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2
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___providesaccuratetomographyofthe osseousstructuresofthetemporomandibular joint,relativelyfreeofsuperimposition.

A

CT

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3
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___ bestdemonstratesintra­articularstructuresandcandemonstratethe shapeofthediskanditspositionatvarious pointsoftherangeofmotion.

A

MRI

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4
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___ offersaportable, low­costalternativetoMRIforthediagnosisofdiskdisplacementandeffusion

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ultrasound

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5
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Theradiologicfindingsofosteoarthritisinclude:

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decreasedjointspace,subchondralsclerosis, osteophytosis,andflatteningandirregularityofthe jointsurfacesofthecondyleandarticular eminence

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6
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Theradiologicfindingsofrheumatoidarthritis include:

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decreasedjointspace,subchondralcysts,and
resorptionofthecondylarhead.MRIwill
demonstratesofttissueedemaandjoint effusion

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7
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Diskdisplacementsareclassifiedas___ or___ displacementsorgradedaccordingtoposition ofthediskrelativetothecondyle

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reducing or nonreducing

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8
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Radiologicfindingsof disk displacements include:

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decreasedjointheight.
MRI,CT,orultrasoundwilldemonstratethediskthatisdisplacedinfrontofcondyleandreduces
atvariousdegreesofopening.

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9
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what is temporomandibular joint hypermobility?

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excessivetranslationofthecondyleduring opening.Itisdemonstratedonconventional radiographsor MRI.

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10
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Imagingofthecervicalspinemaybeincludedintheassessmentoftemporomandibularjoint disordersbecause

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thepositionofthesubcranial jointscaninfluencethebiomechanicsofthe
temporomandibularjointandmaybethecauseof referredcraniofacialpain

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11
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Theradiologicevaluationofthecervicalspine includestheseadditionalobservations:

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Lateralradiograph:craniovertebralangleand lossofcervicallordosis
Anteroposterioropen­mouthview:positionalfaultsinthecoronal plane

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