A Female Psoriatic Arthritis Patient Involving the TMJ

• Published in: Case reports in dentistry Vol. 2021; pp. 6638638 - 6
• Main Authors: Falisi, Giovanni, Gatto, Roberto, Di Paolo, Carlo, De Biase, Alberto, Franceschini, Carlo, Monaco, Annalisa, Rastelli, Sofia, Botticelli, Gianluca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Egypt Hindawi 2021; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Arthritis; Case Report; Case reports; Disease; Gender differences; Hormones; Inflammation; Jaw; Localization; Ovaries; Pain; Patients; Physical activity; Psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Quality of life; Remission; Self image; Sex differences; Temporomandibular joint; Womens health
• ISSN: 2090-6447; 2090-6455
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/6638638

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory chronic arthritis associated with psoriasis. Currently, data about gender differences in clinical manifestation and therapeutic outcomes of PsA are limited. Frequently, women manifest a peripheral disease while men have an axial localization. Moreover, women display higher disease activity and physical activity limitations, if compared to men. Although the involvement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is quite rare, it can seriously impact the quality of life. The morpho-functional peculiarities of TMJ require a multidisciplinary approach to perform a correct diagnosis and a successful treatment. Here, we report a case of a woman affected by PsA involving TMJ treated by combining pharmacological therapy and an occlusal splint. The coordination between different specialties led to a complete remission of clinical symptoms and a regression of lesions.