Table of Contents 1
Cover
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Preface to the Second Edition
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1: About the Book
About temporomandibular disorders: what is a ‘TMD’?
About the book
Chapter 2: Clinical aspects of anatomy, function, pathology, and classification
Chapter 3: Articulatory system examination
Chapter 4: I've got ‘TMJ’
Chapter 5: I've got a clicking joint
Chapter 6: I've got a locking joint
Chapter 7: I've got a grating joint
Chapter 8: You've changed my bite
Chapter 9: I've got pain in my face
Chapter 10: I've got a dislocated jaw
Chapter 11: My teeth are worn
Chapter 12: I've got a headache
Chapter 13: I've got whiplash
Chapter 14: What's of use to me in practice?
Chapter 15: You and the lawyer
Chapter 16: The referral letter
Chapter 17: How to make a splint
Chapter 18: Bruxism: Current knowledge of aetiology and management
Chapter 19: Splint therapy for the management of TMD patients: An evidence‐based approach
Chapter 20: Patient information
Appendix I: Flowcharts
Appendix II: Glossary of terms
Appendix III: Short answer questions
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2 Clinical Aspects of Anatomy, Function, Pathology, and Classification
The joint anatomy, histology, structure, capsule, synovial membrane, and fluid, ligaments
Histology
The joint capsule
Synovial membrane
Ligaments
The temporomandibular ligament
The stylomandibular ligament
The sphenomandibular ligament
The intra‐articular disc (meniscus)
The bones of the temporomandibular joint
The mandibular condyle
The temporal bone
Innervation of the TMJ
Vascular supply to the TMJ
Mandibular (jaw/masticatory) muscles
Masseter muscle
Function
Parafunction
Examination
The temporalis muscle
Function
Parafunction
Examination
The lateral pterygoid muscle
Function
Parafunction
Examination
Medial pterygoid muscle
Function
Parafunction
Examination
Cervical muscles
Function
Parafunction
Examination
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Classification and Pathology
