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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2017

A 53-year-old patient complains of pain and clicking in the left temporomandibular joint. Objectively: the face is symmetrical, palpation of the lateral pterygoid muscles is painful on the left side. Mouth opening is reduced. Tomography shows the bone outline of joint surfaces to be smooth. Which disease of those listed below corresponds with this clinical presentation

Answer options

  1. Temporomandibular joint disfunction
  2. Rheumatic arthritis
  3. Deforming arthrosis
  4. Acute posttraumatic arthritis
  5. Joint ankylosis
Correct answer

Temporomandibular joint disfunction

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