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  • Title: The association of temporomandibular joint pain with abnormal bone marrow in the mandibular condyle.
    Author: Sano T, Westesson PL, Larheim TA, Takagi R.
    Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg; 2000 Mar; 58(3):254-7; discussion 258-9. PubMed ID: 10716105.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: This study investigated the association between temporomandibular joint pain and bone marrow alterations in the mandibular condyle seen on magnetic resonance (MR) images. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was based on 112 temporomandibular joints in 112 patients with disc displacement without reduction. Thirty-four patients with abnormal bone marrow on MR images were compared with a control group of 78 patients with normal bone marrow. The analysis was based on proton density and T2-weighted MR images in the oblique sagittal and coronal planes. The degree of pain was correlated to the status of the bone marrow using statistical methods. RESULTS: The degree of pain in joints with abnormal bone marrow was higher than in joints with normal bone marrow signal on MR images (P = .0045). CONCLUSION: Because the stage of internal derangement was similar in both groups, more intensive pain appears to be associated with bone marrow alterations.
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