RT Book, Section
A1 Agustsson, Hilmir
A2 McKinnis, Lynn N.
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ID 1176546949
T1 RADIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT
T2 Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803638211
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176546949
RD 2024/04/25
AB Treatment  of  the  temporomandibular  joint  (TMJ)  was  first  described  in  Egyptian  papyri  4,000  years  ago  and  the  technique  currently  used  for  reducing  TMJ  dislocation  was  developed  by  the  ancient  Greeks.1  However,  the  construct  of  TMJ  disorders  was  first  introduced  in  the  1930s,  when  James  Costen,  an  otolaryngologist,  put  forth  the  theory  that  pain  in  the  muscles  of  mastication,  facial  pains,  headaches,  ringing  in  the  ears,  and  numerous  other  symptoms  originated  in  the  TMJ.  Disorders  of  the  TMJ  were  presumed  to  be  caused  by  dental  malalignment,  occlusal  disharmonies,  and  missing  teeth—the  implication  being  that  TMJ  disorders  were  dental  problems,  best  treated  with  structural  corrections.  This  view  survived  for  half  a  century;  but  in  the  last  30  years,  the  discussion  of  TMJ-related  problems  has  taken  a  very  different  turn.  Occlusal  factors  have  been  all  but  abandoned  as  a  major  cause  of  symptoms  and  current  treatment  guidelines  generally  do  not  recommend  invasive  interventions  and  structural  changes.2