Recent Advances in Diagnosis of MPDS – A Literature Review

Authors

  • Sthitaprajna Lenka Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Susmita Nayak Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Karan Baruah Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Someswar Chakraborty Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Anandamay Goswami Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Vijayant Patel Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Avijit Garai Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Jyotiranjan Mohanty Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Pradeep Barik Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11551097

Keywords:

Myofascial pain, TMJ disorder, Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome, Trigger points

Abstract

Myofascial pain is one of the most common disorders of pain confined to head and neck region which affects the most unique joint in our body i.e., the Temporomandibular joint. Myofascial pain is a type of pain that gets allude from certain trigger areas in masticatory musculature to the of head and neck musculature. It is a TMJ disorder with diversified etiological factors like stress, anxiety, mental illness, parafunctional habits, muscle hyperfunction, sleep disturbances, occlusal prematurities, faulty prosthesis or any injuries to the tissues of TMJ. MPDS is one of the most misdiagnosed and mistreated condition in dentistry. A proper history of patient and clinical examinations are utmost important for a beneficial treatment of patient suffering from MPDS. The article will provide step by step clinical examinations and diagnostic criteria’s and treatment planning of MPDS.

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Published

10-06-2024

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Vol. 5 No. 6 (2024)

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Copyright (c) 2024 Sthitaprajna Lenka, Susmita Nayak, Karan Baruah, Someswar Chakraborty, Anandamay Goswami, Vijayant Patel, Avijit Garai, Jyotiranjan Mohanty, Pradeep Barik

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[1]
S. Lenka, “Recent Advances in Diagnosis of MPDS – A Literature Review”, IJRAMT, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 16–18, Jun. 2024, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.11551097.

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