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Year: 2014 // Volume: 2/ / Issue: 3/ / Page: 17-23
1,2- Department of Prosthodontics, Crown & Bridge and Implantology,
3- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,
4- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
5- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal
Corresponding Author: Dr. Kartika U. K., Address: ‘Saideepam’, B-209, Shahpura, Bhopal, M.P. 462016, Email:kartikapurple@yahoo.co.in
This article may be cited as: Singh PP, UK Kartika, Handa H, Satpathy M, Awasthi N. Non Invasive Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Review. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(3):17-23.
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a complex structure both anatomically and functionally and is multifactorial in origin. It may be affected by inflammatory, traumatic, infectious, congenital, developmental, and neoplastic diseases, as seen in other joints .Because of its complex anatomy and associated structures the diagnosis and management is very difficult for the clinician and is the most challenging diseases of modern society. Treatment protocol may range from non invasive to surgical therapies. Noninvasive therapies should be attempted before pursuing invasive, permanent, or semipermanent treatments that have the potential to cause irreparable harm. The current article reviews the management of TMD by different methods with great emphasis laid on the non invasive method of treating the joint. Combined treatments seem to provide more benefit than a single treatment.
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