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Treatment of TMDs : bridging the gap between advances in research and clinical patient management / Treatment of temporomandibular disorders edited by Charles S. Greene and Daniel M. Laskin. - Hanover Park : Quintessence Publishing, c.2013. - xii, 204 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Index : p. 197-204.

Includes bibliographical references.

Sensory mechanisms of orofacial pain -- Pathophysiology of masticatory myofascial pain -- Pathophysiology of intracapsular inflammation and degeneration -- Comorbid conditions : how they affect orofacial pain -- How sleep and pain affect each other -- Genetic determinants of complex orofacial pain conditions -- Quantitative sensory testing of pain responsiveness -- Predicting treatment responsiveness : somatic and psychologic factors -- Biomechanics and mechanobiology of the TMJ -- Finite element analysis of the TMJ -- TMJ lubrication -- Imaging the TMJ and associated structures -- Brain imaging of pain phenomena -- Synovial fluid assay and biomarkers of TMJ disease -- Tissue engineering for the TMJ -- Injectable compounds to treat TMJ pain and degenerative joint disease -- Pharmacologic management of TMD pain.

ISBN: 9780867155860 0867155868

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Temporomandibular joint--Diseases--Treatment.

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Dewey Class. No.: 617.522 / TRE