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Paediatric Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

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The temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) in paediatric age group are often unrecognised, as the child may have difficulty in conveying the signs and symptoms associated with it. Where suspected, it is essential for the clinician to accurately obtain history and perform proper clinical evaluation to rule out TMDs in children. This chapter focuses on paediatric temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its disorders along with various management techniques. It is important that patients in this age group should not be ignored from adequate management for TMDs.

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Editor, Dr. Darpan Bhargava MDS, MOMS RCPS (Glasg.), PGDHM, Ph.D, Maxillofacial Surgery, TMJ Consultancy Services, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India for providing the clinical data.

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  2. D Y Patil College of Dental Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Tyagi, P., Hegde, R., Agrawal, N. (2021). Paediatric Temporomandibular Joint Disorders. In: Bhargava, D. (eds) Temporomandibular Joint Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2754-5_24

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