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Florin-Eugen Imaging of the
Constantinescu Temporomandibular Joint
DMD, PhD Student
Holistic Dental & Medical Institute
of Bucharest - ROPOSTURO,
Bucharest, Romania
e-mail: Editors: Ingrid Rozylo-Kalinowska, Kaan Orhan
dr.florin.constantinescu@gmail.com Publisher: Springer International Publishing
AG, Germany
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-319-99467-3
Edition: 1/e
Books Review
Publish Year: 2019
Pages: 406, illustrated
Price: 160,49 €
The discovery of X-ray, 120 years ago by Conrad Roentgen, to which CBCT, MRI, and ultrasonography have
been added much later, has made radiological imaging an undisputed support in the diagnosis of maxillofacial
disease. This book has been designed to provide as much information as possible from temporomandibular
joint (TMJ) imaging in order to establish a correct diagnosis of TMJ disorders. The book is divided in twenty
chapters.
After the introductory chapters on anatomy, histology and the bases of radiological imaging, there follows
detailed guidance on the use and interpretation of radiography, CT, CBCT, ultrasound, MRI and nuclear
medicine techniques. Further on, the authors discuss and illustrate a wide range of TMJ pathologies,
osteoarthritis, inflammatory diseases, traumatic conditions, and a number of benign tumors.
In a separate chapter, the authors focus on the use of arthrography and arthrography-guided steroid treatment.
And then there is a conjunction between TMJ and temporal bone, and benign and malignant tumors of the
ear and temporal bone. Finally, micro-CT applications are presented in TMJ research and genetic studies on
TMJ pathologies.
The higly-illustrated book titled “Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint”, written by an international team
of dedicated authors, is a comprehensive review of dentomaxillofacial imaging, useful for dentists who deal
with TMJ pathology, as well as specialized neuro- or head and neck radiologists.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2019.6(1).bookreview.7
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