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ReviewJournal of Indian Prosthodontic Society2014

Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: diagnosis and long-term conservative management: a topic review.

Mythili Kalladka, Samuel Quek, Gary Heir, Eli Eliav, Muralidhar Mupparapu, Archana Viswanath

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Review in Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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70citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 237 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mythili KalladkaMallya Hospital, No. 2 Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore, 560001 India ; No. 64, Vaishnavi, Halasahalli, Gunjur Post, via Varthur, Bangalore, 560087 India.
Samuel QuekDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, 110 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07101 USA.
Gary HeirCenter for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM), 110 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ USA.
Eli EliavEastman Institute of Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA.
Muralidhar MupparapuUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 S 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.
Archana ViswanathDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USEastman Chemical Company (United States) · USTufts University · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Degenerative joint disease (DJD), a common osteoarthritic problem encountered in clinical practice presents as a chronic debilitating disease resulting in altered joint structure due to degradation and loss of articular cartilage, along with changes in the subchondral bone and other soft tissues. DJD is a frequent finding in the Temporomandibular joints (TMJs). Consequently, a good understanding of the use of a diagnostic algorithm will lead to a better control of DJD in the TMJ. The etiopathogenesis of osteoarthritis is complex, and it is associated with multiple risk factors. The condition progresses slowly through different phases with periods of remission and activity finally reaching the burnout phase. Conservative management forms the cornerstone for the treatment of most of these cases. This review attempts to acquaint the dentist with the diagnosis, pathogenesis and general characteristics of the disease while highlighting and updating them with the current conservative treatment algorithms in order to assist in the formulation of a treatment plan for these patients.

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Conservative managementDegenerative joint diseaseTemporomandibular joint osteoarthritis

Identifiers

PMID24604992
PMCPMC3935038
OpenAlexW2092341998

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