Temporomandibular joint effusion: Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches: A case report.

A Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) effusion is an accumulation of fluid components in the articular space. It represents an inflammatory process which can be associated with trauma, arthritis or internal derangement of TMJ such as disc displacement. In this study, we present the case of a 48-year-old patient presented with TMJ effusion, diagnosed as resulting from disc displacement without reduction and osteoarthrosis.

The epidemiological profile of temporomandibular joint disorders in the Tunisian population: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the prevalence, signs, and symptoms of different types of TMD (Temporomandibular joint disorders) disorders in Tunisian patients.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the clinical records of patients from the Department of Functional Exploration, Pain, and Orofacial Dysfunction of the Dental Clinic of Monastir.

Results: TMD is associated with a female predominance, with a peak prevalence among those aged between 20 and 40 years.

Radiological features of Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: Report of a maxillary case and a mandibular one.

We present two cases of AOT, the first case concerns a 23-year-old patient with an AOT located in the maxilla and the second case involves a 37-year-old patient presenting an AOT with mandibular localization.

Comorbidity between fibromyalgia and temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review.

Objective: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by bodywide diffuse and chronic musculoskeletal pain, which, in some patients, can include pain in the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints; those patients are defined as having temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). The purpose of this systematic review is to study the association between FM and TMD, as well as the prevalence and characteristics of TMD in patients with FM or the features and prevalence of FM in patients with TMD.

Study Design: Our bibliographic search was conducted from January 1, 2005, to May 31, 2018, in the MEDLINE database by using its free search engine PubMed and the keywords "fibromyalgia," "temporomandibular joint disorder," and "orofacial pain.

Temporomandibular joint disorder in systemic sclerosis: a case report.

Systemic sclerosis have several effects on the orofacial region such as widening of the periodontal ligament space, xerostomia and bone resorption of the mandible. We report a case of systemic sclerosis with temporomandibular joint involvement in a 45-year-old female patient accompanied by severe limited mouth opening and pain in the right and left preauricular regions and tenderness in masseter muscles with a morning stiffness of jaws.Magnetic resonance imaging showed a resorption of mandibular condylar process, with disk and joint abnormalities.

NK1 receptor-expressing spinoparabrachial neurons trigger diffuse noxious inhibitory controls through lateral parabrachial activation in the male rat.

Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) are very powerful long-lasting descending inhibitory controls, which are pivotal in modulating the activity of spinal and trigeminal nociceptive neurons. The principal feature of DNIC is that they are subserved by a loop that involves supraspinal structures that have not yet been identified. Using behavioral, in vivo extracellular electrophysiological and anatomical approaches, we studied the neuronal network underlying DNIC.