Frontline Temporomandibular Joint/Orofacial Pain Therapy for Every Dental Practice

Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2017 May;38(5):299-305; quiz 306.

Abstract

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint and/or muscles of mastication. TMD may present along with many comorbid pain syndromes such as myofascial pain, headache, and neck and back stiffness with limited range of motion, as well as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The diagnosis and management of TMD is complex and, many times, multidisciplinary. However, dentists can provide their patients with frontline temporomandibular/orofacial pain therapy with didactic and hands-on training that provides a better understanding and a conservative approach for treatment of TMDs.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / therapeutic use
  • Facial Pain / etiology
  • Facial Pain / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / classification
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnosis
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / therapy*

Substances

  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A