Pain where the jaw hinges to the skull is both common and difficult to treat. Killing off aged cells might be the secret to healing it, UConn researchers report in the June issue ofAging Cell. Temporomandibular jaw (TMJ) problems cause clicking and locking of the jaw, difficulty chewing, a...
The next step is to determine if there is a pathologic condition under the site of the pain, This is usually detected with use of periapical dental films and a panoramic film of the jaw. Field disorders, such as a sinus infection or myofascial pain, and local maxillofacial pathologic ...
Encompassing the entire cerebellum may be subject to partial volume effects from nearby high-binding regions such as the periaqueductal gray, or nonspecific binding outside the brain. Attempts at encompassing smaller VOIs around the posterior lobe of the cerebellum resulted in undesirable low signal ...
Among the patients with poor compliance, three wore the MAD <3 days per week because of loose lower incisors in two patients after UPPP (HUPPP or ZPPP) combined with GAHM, and gum pain caused by MAD deformation in one patient. One patient wore the MAD for <4 h per night because of ...