Ultrasound assessment of increased capsular width in temporomandibular joint internal derangements: relationship with joint pain and magnetic resonance grading of joint effusion

Baş Akkor, Burcu; Yilmaz, Nergiz; Gokce, Erkan; Akan, Hüseyin

doi:10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.02.020

Ultrasound assessment of increased capsular width in temporomandibular joint internal derangements: relationship with joint pain and magnetic resonance grading of joint effusion

Baş Akkor B., Yilmaz N., Gokce E., Akan H.

ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY, vol.112, no.1, pp.112-117, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 112 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.02.020
Journal Name: ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.112-117
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. The relationship between radiologic evidence of effusion in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the occurrence of clinical symptoms (e. g., pain) is still unclear. Increased capsular width (CW) measured in ultrasonographic imaging (USI) of the TMJ was considered to be an indirect marker of TMJ effusion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the grades of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-depicted joint effusion (JE), increased CW measured in USI, and joint pain in TMJ internal derangement (ID) patients.