| Literature DB >> 1941329 |
K Murakami1, N Segami, K Fujimura, T Iizuka.
Abstract
A correlation between pain scores by questionnaire and synovitis index via arthroscopic inspection was made in 28 patients with internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) with closed lock. A statistically significant but weak correlation was found between the visual analog scale of pain and the index of distribution of synovitis. However, in the questionnaire, pain on chewing had a positive correlation with both the intensity and distribution of synovitis in the TMJ. This study indicates that synovitis is one cause of TMJ pain in patients with closed lock.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1941329 DOI： 10.1016/0278-2391(91)90407-d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg ISSN： 0278-2391 Impact factor: 1.895