Tmj Ankylosis In Still’s Disease – A Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research (Quest Journals JMDSR) - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by joint swelling, joint tenderness, and destruction of synovial joints, leading to severe disability and premature mortality. TMJ complaints are present in about more than 50% of patients of RA. TMJ is usually among the last joint to be involved and is associated with many clinical signs and symptoms of which pain is a major problem later leading to inflammation, limited movements, swelling (joint stiffness) and muscle spasm. If it occurs in early age it may result in mandibular growth disturbance, facial deformity, and ankylosis and in adult these can vary from mild joint stiffness to total joint disruption with occlusal-facial deformity. The diagnosis and management of TMJ involvement in RA is exclusionary based on history, physical findings, radiographic study, and lab testing. Hence a multidisciplinary approach is necessary. The present paper reports a case of RA with bilateral TMJ involvement with its classical radiographic findings
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Dr. Pravin Patel
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