Psychoneuroimmunological disorders and temporomandibular joint pain: A review

Psychoneuroimmunology characterizes a disease entity that combines psychological components, central nervous system regulation, and immunology, to explain the etiological complexity of a disease. Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) include a heterogeneous group of painful conditions that involve the...

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Published inJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 167 - 172
Main Authors Shetty, Ranjani, Lingappa, Ashok
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Analysis
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
Immunology
Mastication
Nervous system diseases
Neurophysiology
Pain management
psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs)
India
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Summary:Psychoneuroimmunology characterizes a disease entity that combines psychological components, central nervous system regulation, and immunology, to explain the etiological complexity of a disease. Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) include a heterogeneous group of painful conditions that involve the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), muscles of mastication, and the adjacent anatomic structures. This review focuses on the psychoneuroimmunological diseases and disorders that mimic the symptoms of TMDs. The differentiation of these disorders is of great significance to the oral physician - differentiating and diagnosing the cause of TMJ pain and treating it effectively to benefit the patient.The literature for this review was taken from Medline/PubMed, other indexed journals, standard text books, and online material.
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/0972-1363.143693