Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 4

Temperomandibular disorders -orthodontics –cause or cure -A review

  • Author:
  • Nanda Kishore Reddy S1, Durga Prasad G2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 59 to 62

1Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Institute of Dental sciences, Hari om Nagar, Patna, Bihar.

2Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Karnataka,India

Online published on 22 June, 2012.

Abstract

There is a long time debate whether orthodontic treatment is the cause of Temperomandibular joint disorders (TMD) or it is used to alleviate the symptoms associated with these disorders such as clicking joints, Muscular pains etc. This paper reviews different aspects of Temperomandibular disorders in relation to orthodontic treatment.

Keywords

Temperomandibular (TMD), Orthodontic treatment, Clicking Joint, Muscle pain