Osteoarthritis of the TMJ

• Autor(a) principal: Pimentel, Caique Gabriel Martins
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Molina , Omar Franklin Tinoco
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Scire Salutis
• Texto Completo: https://sustenere.inf.br/index.php/sciresalutis/article/view/7228
• topic: Articulação temporomandibular; Osteoartrite; Dor; Inflamação; Degeneração; Temporomandibular joint; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Inflammation; Degeneration

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a very recurring degenerative disease, which is correlated with tension and mechanical load imposed on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and has bilateral involvement in most cases. Therefore, the knowledge of the professional, dental surgeon, about the main etiological factors, as well as the diagnostic criteria, is of paramount importance, aiming at an effective therapy for the assisted patient. The present study aimed to better understand the triggering process of osteoarthritis in the temporomandibular joint. In the methodology used, in the selection of the sample, criteria were defined for articles indexed from 2016 to 2021, published in national and international journals, available in full in Portuguese and English languages. Data collection was performed using only the Google database, since it provides all the articles necessary to prepare the current study. The following descriptors: osteoarthritis; ear-jaw articulation and treatment were used. The search resulted in 50 articles after using the inclusion and exclusion criteria; 17 articles remained for analysis, interpretation and discussion. In the results, it was evident that the differential diagnosis of osteoarthritis must be made in relation to rheumatoid arthritis, myofascial pain and TMJ dysfunction syndrome, and various forms of internal TMJ disorders. Several inflammatory and degenerative mechanisms act together to produce the signs and symptoms and pathophysiological characteristics of TMJ Osteoarthritis.