Nicolás Patricio Skármeta1,2,3, Paula Andrea Espinoza-Mellado4,5, Nicolás Elissalt6, Fernando Javier Diez2, Julienne Etienne Fumeaux7,8. 1. Orofacial Pain, Occlusion, and TMDs, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile. 2. Orofacial Pain, OPH Dental, Santiago, Chile. 3. Orofacial Pain Hospital del Salvador, SSMO, Santiago, Chile. 4. Orofacial Pain Hospital San Juan de Dios, SSMOc, Santiago, Chile. 5. Orofacial Pain Red UC Christus, Santiago, Chile. 6. Private Practice at Elissalt Dental Clinic. 7. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Clínico de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 8. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital del Trabajador, Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Santiago, Chile.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Microorganisms can cause acute infectious arthritis, chronic infectious arthritis, or reactive inflammatory arthritis. The aim of this study is to perform a narrative review of the pathophysiology, etiology, and diagnostic features of infectious arthritis and TMJ infectious arthritis. METHODS: A search of the literature was performed using Medline, Scielo, Embase, and Google Scholar databases. The terms employed for the search were "Temporomandibular Joint Disorders" and "Infectious Arthritis"; or "Septic Arthritis"; or "Bacterial, Fungal, or Viral Arthritis." Over three hundred articles were screened for eligibility. RESULTS: The selected articles were utilized to perform a narrative review of the general aspects of infectious arthritis and infectious arthritis affecting the TMJ. CONCLUSION: Infectious arthritis is a rare, yet very morbid, form of arthritis. Understanding general aspects of joint infections and specific features of TMJ infectious arthritis is imperative for an adequate diagnosis.
OBJECTIVE: Microorganisms can cause acute infectious arthritis, chronic infectious arthritis, or reactive inflammatory arthritis. The aim of this study is to perform a narrative review of the pathophysiology, etiology, and diagnostic features of infectious arthritis and TMJ infectious arthritis. METHODS: A search of the literature was performed using Medline, Scielo, Embase, and Google Scholar databases. The terms employed for the search were "Temporomandibular Joint Disorders" and "Infectious Arthritis"; or "Septic Arthritis"; or "Bacterial, Fungal, or Viral Arthritis." Over three hundred articles were screened for eligibility. RESULTS: The selected articles were utilized to perform a narrative review of the general aspects of infectious arthritis and infectious arthritis affecting the TMJ. CONCLUSION: Infectious arthritis is a rare, yet very morbid, form of arthritis. Understanding general aspects of joint infections and specific features of TMJ infectious arthritis is imperative for an adequate diagnosis.