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AI InsightThe images obtained after the per-venous administration of a paramagnetic contrast agent have proved the trismus in this particular case not to be a matter related with disc displacement but have indicated it to be caused by the penetra¬tion of the infection within the TMJ musculature, a diagnosis which has led to a successful treatment radically finalized by physical therapy and mechanotherapy.
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Abstract
Conventional roentgenographic techniques, clinical examinations and case history evaluations may not always lead the practitioner to a successful diagnosis in tem-poromandibular joint dysfunctions. Internal derangements, described as a ligamentary discoordination between either the articular disc and the condyle or articular eminence, account for a significant majority of TMJ disturbances. The improvements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques during the past few years have contributed a great deal to the accurate diagnosing of the TMJ derangements. MRI which utilizes non ionizing radiation is a technique that is based upon nucle¬ar magnetizm, capable of accurately imaging the functional TMJ disorders which may be preceeded by soft tissue pathologies. In this article a case of postoperative persistent trismus and anterior disc displace¬ment without reduction, both of which demontstrated similar clinical findings, are being discussed after establishing a differential diagnosis using the MRI tech¬nique. The images obtained after the per-venous administration of a paramagnetic contrast agent have proved the trismus in this particular case not to be a matter related with disc displacement but have indicated it to be caused by the penetra¬tion of the infection within the TMJ musculature, a diagnosis which has led to a successful treatment radically finalized by physical therapy and mechanotherapy.