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ATM • Rev Odontol Univ São Paulo 11 (suppl 1) • 1997 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-06631997000500012   copy

Analysis of symptomatology in patients with intra-articular disorders of the temporomandibular joint

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The study analyzed the symptomatology in patients with intra-articular disorders of the temporomandibular joint. The most frequent complaint was pain in the preauricular region (40.7%). Articular pain (63.2%) and articular sounds (83.3%) were the most common findings during clinical examination. Muscular pain occurred particularly in the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles and at the insertion of the temporalis muscle. The most frequent articular sound was clicking (66.6%). There was a decrease in extent of protrusion among the mandibular border positions.

Temporomandibular joint

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