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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Joint Diseases > Temporomandibular Joint Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Craniomandibular Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Craniomandibular Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
... > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Jaw Diseases > Mandibular Diseases > Craniomandibular Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
... > Stomatognathic Diseases > Jaw Diseases > Mandibular Diseases > Craniomandibular Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Disorders > Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Myofascial Pain Syndromes > Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Myofascial Pain Syndromes > Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Preferred term

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Costen's Syndrome
  • Costens Syndrome
  • Costen Syndrome
  • Joint Syndrome, Temporomandibular
  • Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Syndrome, Costen's
  • Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Syndrome, TMJ
  • Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
  • TMJ Syndrome

Scope note

  • A symptom complex consisting of pain, muscle tenderness, clicking in the joint, and limitation or alteration of mandibular movement. The symptoms are subjective and manifested primarily in the masticatory muscles rather than the temporomandibular joint itself. Etiologic factors are uncertain but include occlusal dysharmony and psychophysiologic factors.

History note

  • 97; was TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SYNDROME 1973-96, was COSTEN'S SYNDROME 1966-72; COSTEN'S SYNDROME was see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SYNDROME 1973-96

In other languages

  • leukanivelen toimintahäiriöoireyhtymä

    Finnish

  • Costen
  • Costenin oireyhtymä
  • Costenin syndrooma
  • Costens syndrom
  • leukanivelen dysfunktio-oireyhtymä
  • leukanivelen dysfunktiosyndrooma
  • leukanivelen toimintahäiriösyndrooma
  • syndroma Costen
  • syndroma doloris et dysfunctionis articulationis temporomandibularis
  • Käkledssyndrom

    Swedish

  • Käkfunktionsstörning
  • Temporomandibularledssyndrom
  • TMD
  • TMJ-syndrom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013706

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