Bilateral TMJ Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint Authors
Ruparelia, Pritesh B.
Sutaria, Shreyansh P.
Pathak, Deep
Shah, Deep S.
Ruparelia, Kosha
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory, slowly progressive disease that results in cartilage and bone destruction.
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement is not uncommon in RA, and it is present in about more than 50% of patients; however, TMJ is usually among the last joints to be involved and is associated with many varied clinical signs and symptoms.
Hence, RA of TMJ presents to the dentist with great diagnostic challenges.
This report presents a case of RA with bilateral TMJ involvement with its classical radiographic findings and review literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ruparelia, Pritesh B.& Shah, Deep S.& Ruparelia, Kosha& Sutaria, Shreyansh P.& Pathak, Deep. 2014. Bilateral TMJ Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ruparelia, Pritesh B.…[et al.]. Bilateral TMJ Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ruparelia, Pritesh B.& Shah, Deep S.& Ruparelia, Kosha& Sutaria, Shreyansh P.& Pathak, Deep. Bilateral TMJ Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458459
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458459
