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    Manual of                                                                                                     Marian-Vladimir
    Temporomandibular                                                                                             Constantinescu
                                                                                                                  DDS, MSc, PhD

    Disorders                                                                                                     Holistic Dental & Medical Institute
                                                                                                                  of Bucharest - ROPOSTURO
                                                                                                                  Bucharest, Romania
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       Authors: Edward F. Wright, Gary D. Klasser                                                                 dr.vladimir.constantinescu@gmail.com
       Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ, USA
       Language: English
       ISBN: 978-1-119-54884-3
       Edition: 4/e




                                                                                                                             Books Review
       Publish Year: 2019
       Pages: 416, illustrated
       Price: € 111.10




Lately, clinicians have faced various forms of TMDs. Additional proof to that is the Manual of Temporo-
mandibular Disorders, 4th edition by professors Edward F. Wright, University of Texas, USA and Gary D. Klasser,
Louisiana State University, USA.
The manual has 6 parts, accompanied by a glossary of terms and an index.
The introduction defines the cardinal signs and symptoms of TMD, stating that approximately 33% of the
population has at least one TMD symptom, while 3.67% have severe TMD which causes patients to seek care.
Part I, Initial Evaluation, presents a patient interview, a review of the “Initial Patient Questionnaire”, clinical
examination, imaging, TMD diagnostic categories, contributing factors.
Part II, Common Acute TMD Conditions and Therapies, describes TMD secondary to trauma, TMD secondary to
dental treatment, lateral Pterygoid spasm, intermittent and continuous forms of TMJ disc displacement with-
out reduction with limited opening and TMJ subluxation and luxation.
Part III, Occlusal Appliance Therapy, describes and exemplifies stabilization appliance and anterior positioning
appliance.
Part IV, Multidisciplinary Management Approach, addresses self-management therapy, physical medicine, cog-
nitive-behavioral intervention, pharmacological management, other dental procedures, integrating multidis-
ciplinary therapies.
Part V, Case Scenarios, presents 20 clinical cases, from the simplest, symptomatic irreversible pulpitis mimic-
king TMD symptoms, to the most complex, appliance that positioned condyles into their “proper position”.
Part VI, Fundamentals of Clinical Studies, synthesizes study designs, from case reports to Randomized
Controlled Trial (RCT) and other types of publications.
Each chapter is accompanied by an explicit iconography, but also by the last references on the approached
subject. To better understand the book, the authors developed a companion website on patient handouts,
examples and additional TMD information.
The book is a good source of information on the field, very clearly written, targeting general dentists, dental
students, residents and other practitioners, tempted to effectively address TMD patients.




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