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Jaw Diseases
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Created January 2008
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| Title: | Teeth - orthodontics |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Orthodontics is an area of dentistry that corrects teeth and jaw alignment problems using devices such as braces and plates, to encourage the teeth to align correctly. Crooked or overcrowded teeth can cause a variety of difficulties, including tooth decay, gum disease and damage to jaw joints. |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Headache and jaw problems |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Teeth and jaw problems can contribute to headache and migraine. Teeth grinding or clenching, dental abscesses, post-extraction infection and difficulties with the jaw joint can radiate pain into the face and head. Treating the underlying disorder should alleviate the recurring headache. |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Temporomandibular joint disorders - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out more about temporomandibular disorders, or TMJ disorders, which cause dull, aching pain in the jaw. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are disorders that affect the joint between the temporal bone on the side of the head and the mandibular (jaw) bone of the face, and the associated muscles. Pain is the defining feature of TMD and the primary reason for... |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | Interventions for the treatment of keratocystic odontogenic tumours (KCOT, odontogenic keratocysts (OKC)) |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The keratocystic odontogenic tumour is a bone tumour which is relatively uncommon and benign, however it is very aggressive and has a high recurrence rate after treatment. Some reports have stated 6 out of 10 of these tumours will recur after treatment.... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Prevention of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients on bisphosphonate therapies |
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| Publisher: | NSW Health |
| Description: | This document provides a consensus based guideline, drawing on current documented best practices, for the undertaking of invasive dental/oral surgical procedures on patients taking bisphosphonate agents so as to minimise the risk, or prevent the development of osteonecrosis of the jaws. |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Orthodontics for treating temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no evidence about the effects of different types of orthodontic braces for problems associated with the joint between the lower jaw and skull. When the joint between the lower jaw and the base of the skull is not working well (temporomandibular... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Temporomandibular joint disorders |
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| Publisher: | Department of Health Western Australia |
| Description: | Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with suspected temporomandibular joint disorders. |
| Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Title: | Arthroscopy for temporomandibular disorders |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a term describing problems with the chewing muscles or the jaw joint and associated structures, or both. There are different types of treatments for TMDs. Arthroscopy (a form of surgery) has been used to reduce signs ... |
| Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Title: | Arthrocentesis and lavage for treating temporomandibular joint disorders |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | When the joint between the lower jaw and the base of the skull is not working well, the signs and symptoms such as movement problems, noises (clicking or grating), muscle spasms or pain could take place. It is so-called temporomandibular joint disorders... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Interventions for central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) of the jaws |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) of the jaws is a rare benign tumour of the mandible (lower jaw) and the maxilla (upper jaw) characterized by destruction of the bone, loss of symmetry of the face and displacement of teeth and tooth germs, especia... |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Masseter muscle hypertrophy occurs as a soft enlargement of the jaw muscles near the angle of the lower jaw and seldom presents a major health problem. However, in some individuals the swelling can be associated with pain or may be so large that it ca... |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | Pierre-Robin syndrome (Robin sequence) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Pierre Robin Syndrome by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Bisphosphonate drugs and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The TGA continues to alert prescribing doctors, dentists, pharmacists and consumers to the uncommon but important association of the use of bisphosphonate drugs with osteonecrosis of the jaw. |
| Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Title: | Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaws |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Clinicians who treat osteoporosis with bisphosphonates need to balance the known beneficial effects of treatment with the small risk of osteonecrosis of the jaws. |
| Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Title: | Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Under- or overgrowth of one or both of the jaw bones can lead to reduced function and an unattractive facial appearance either of which may have lasting and significant psychosocial effects. Treatment of severe cases may require a combination of orthodo... |
| Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Title: | Stabilisation splint therapy for temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Not enough evidence about whether stabilisation splints can reduce pain caused by painful temporomandibular (jaw) disorders.Pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) is the most common TMD (temporomandibular disorder, from the joint between the lower jaw and base... |
| Date: | Nov 2003 |
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