Juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the temporomandibular joint: A comprehensive review. Issue 5 (May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: El Assar de la Fuente, S.; Angenete, O.; Jellestad, S.; Tzaribachev, N.; Koos, B.; Rosendahl, K.
• Is Part Of: Journal of cranio-maxillofacial surgery. Volume 44:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 597
• Page End: 607
• Publication Date: 2016-05
• Subjects: Temporomandibular joint -- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis -- Review -- Imaging -- MRI -- Ultrasound; Skull -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- surgery -- Periodicals; Skull -- surgery -- Periodicals; Oral Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; Surgery, Oral -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 617.514
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2016.01.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-5182

Abstract

Abstract: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease of childhood and represents a series of chronic inflammatory arthritides of unknown cause. Involvement of the temporomandibular joint has been reported in up to 87% of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when based on magnetic tomography imaging; it can be asymptomatic and may lead to severe long term complications. In this review a summary of the contemporary literature of imaging of the temporomandibular joint in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis will be provided, including ultrasound which is a valuable method for guided joint injections, but does not necessarily allow detection of acute inflammation, cone beam computed tomography, which has emerged as a feasible and accurate low-dose alternative as compared to conventional computed tomography to detect destructive change, and magnetic resonance imaging which is considered the method of choice for assessing acute, inflammatory change, although the lack of normative standards remains a challenge in children.