Table 2 AAOP diagnostic classification of TMDs
From: Orthognathic surgery and temporomandibular joint symptoms
Diagnostic Category | Diagnoses |
|---|---|
Cranial bones (including the mandible) | Congenital and developmental disorders: aplasia, hypoplasia, hyperplasia, dysplasia (eg, first and second branchial arch anomalies, hemifacial microsomia, Pierre Robin syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, condylar hyperplasia, prognathism, fibrous dysplasia) Acquired disorders (neoplasia, fracture) |
TMJ disorders | Deviation in form Disc displacement (with reduction; without reduction) Dislocation Inflammatory conditions (synovitis, capsulitis) Arthritides (osteoarthritis, osteoarthrosis, polyarthritides) Ankylosis (fibrous, bony) Neoplasia |
Masticatory muscle disorders | Myofascial pain Myositis spasm Protective splinting Contracture |