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Temporomandibular Disorders in Children

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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are increasingly the subject of general interest in these days. Originally it was thought to be a problem limited to adult patients. However the signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders are common in the young population and seem to increase with age into adulthood.

Pain and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) have been reported among patients of 16 or younger, though osseous disease of TMJ has been also reported in teenage group. The prevalence increases during developmental stages. Girls were in general more affected than boys.

It is important to recognize the signs and symptoms as early as possible not only to minimize the development of osseous disease in young adults but also to prevent facial growth deformities like retrognathia with or without asymmetry in children.

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  1. Department of Orthodontics, Maimonides University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Elsa Pérez Ruiz

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  1. Department of Orthodontics, Maimonides University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Julia Harfin

  2. Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Somchai Satravaha

  3. Department of Orthodontics, University Paulista – UNIP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Kurt Faltin Jr

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Pérez Ruiz, E. (2017). Temporomandibular Disorders in Children. In: Harfin, J., Satravaha, S., Faltin Jr, K. (eds) Clinical Cases in Early Orthodontic Treatment . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46251-6_12

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