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Temporomandibular joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using magnetic resonance imaging

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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the pathogenic duration of rheumatoid arthritis in joints other than the temporomandibular joint and bone and soft tissue involvement of the temporomandibular joint using magnetic resonance imaging. Twenty-six symptomatic patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis were enrolled in this study. All patients were classified according to the duration of rheumatoid arthritis in joints other than the temporomandibular joint. The relationships between the duration of rheumatoid arthritis in these various joints and magnetic resonance findings in the temporomandibular joint were analyzed using the chi-square test. Bony changes in the mandibular condyle were observed in 43 of 52 (82.7 %) temporomandibular joints, but the frequency of such changes was not significantly correlated with the duration of rheumatoid arthritis in other joints. We found a significant correlation between the duration of rheumatoid arthritis in other joints and the type and number of bony changes in the mandibular condyle (P < 0.05). Superior disc positions were observed in 27 of 52 (51.9 %) temporomandibular joints. T2-weighted images demonstrated effusion in the joint space in 38 of 52 (73.1 %) temporomandibular joints. A biplanar disc configuration was the most frequent configuration in all groups. The duration of rheumatoid arthritis in other joints was significantly correlated with the mobility of the mandibular condyle (P < 0.05). The type and number of bony changes and mobility of the mandibular condyle showed significant relationships with the duration of rheumatoid arthritis in other joints in the body (P < 0.05).

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Uchiyama, Y., Murakami, S. & Furukawa, S. Temporomandibular joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Rheumatol 32, 1613–1618 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-013-2323-2

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