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FLORES CAMPOS, Paulo Sérgio et al. TMJ disk adhesion - case report. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2007, vol.45, n.4, pp.562-564. ISSN 0001-6365.

It is reported on a case of a 51-year-old female patient presenting TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disk adhesion on the left side and complaining of otalgia over the last 10 years. The patient did not complain of articular pain or clicking. Clinically, the patient presented jaw opening limitation, with deflection of the mandible to the left side without correction of the trajectory at the end of the jaw opening movement. Our diagnostic impression was partial anterior disk displacement with reduction, for the right side; and elusive partial anterior disk displacement, disk adhesion (“anchored disc phenomenon” - ADP), and hipomobility of the condyle, for the left side.

Palavras-chave : Temporomandibular joint; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Temporomandibular joint disk.