Orthodntics and temporomandibular disorders: the state of art

Paulo César R. CONTI

It is increasingly common to receive individuals referred by colleagues in the medical field from various specialties, for treatment of pain and or dysfunction of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) and masticatory muscle, known as Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD). These patients are usually teenagers or young adults, who have some type of skeletal or dental malocclusion, and were already assessed for the possible presence of other disturbances with the potential to cause pain or dysfunction in the orofacial area, such as primary headaches, ear infections or sinusitis, among many others. [...]

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