Magnetic Resonance Imaging Followup of Temporomandibular Joint Inflammation, Deformation, and Mandibular Growth in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Receiving Systemic Treatment.

Objective: To investigate the course of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) inflammation, osseous deformation, and mandibular ramus growth in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) during systemic therapy.

Methods: Longitudinal study of 38 consecutive patients with JIA (29 female, median age 9.0 yrs, interquartile range 6.

Is early TMJ involvement in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis clinically detectable? Clinical examination of the TMJ in comparison with contrast enhanced MRI in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Background: To test clinical findings associated with early temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis in comparison to the current gold standard contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Methods: Seventy-six consecutive JIA patients were included in this study. Rheumatological and orthodontic examinations were performed blinded to MRI findings.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Temporomandibular Joint Involvement and Mandibular Growth Following Corticosteroid Injection in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Objective: To assess whether intraarticular corticosteroid injection (CSI) reduces inflammation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), prevents growth disturbances of the mandibular condyle, and restores normal growth of the mandibular ramus.

Methods: Retrospective longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation of inflammatory activity, TMJ deformity, and mandibular ramus height in 33 children (23 girls, median age 5.2 yrs) over a median period of 5 years following repetitive CSI to the TMJ.

Risk factors and longterm outcome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis in Switzerland.

Objective: To determine rate, risk factors, and longterm outcome of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in Switzerland and compare the results with a study of a different center in Switzerland from 1992.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of the charts and ophthalmologists' reports of all patients with JIA in a tertiary care outpatient clinic between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 2005, for diagnosis, course, and outcome of uveitis.

Results: Uveitis occurred in 35/265 patients (13.