A Patient with Moderate-to-Severe Temporomandibular Joint Degenerative Joint Disease and Unilateral Joint Pain Presents for Oral Medicine Consult

A patient presents with severe one-sided temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. Workup reveals a diagnosis of TMJ degenerative joint disease, articular disc disorder with reduction, and myofascial pain of the muscles of mastication. The patient ’s goals were to remain noninvasive in treatment. Conservative recommendations such as physical therapy, analgesics, and current occlusal appliance wear were recommended.
Source: Dental Clinics of North America - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research