The degenerative alterations of TMJ were study in 17 patients, 34 TMJs in the service of Hospital Jaraguá São Paulo-SP all of these patients with signs and symptoms of craniomandibular disfunction. It was used TMJ transcranial radiographs to verificate the joints degeneratives. The TMJs of each patient were examined by three differents professionals with help of radiographic exams. The clinical examination search to observe aspects as race, Sex, age the main complet of each patient, presence of pre-auricular pain, the click and limitation of mouth overture. The pre-auricular pain, the clicks were the main complete of the patients. The degenerative alterations were most frequent in woman on age between 20-29, in this decreansing order: flattenig, sclerosis, osteophyte. The alterations were more frequent in the condyle than in the articular eminence. It was observed estatisticaly a correlation of 70% between flattening and eburnation.Degenerative alterations were more frequent in the condyle than in the articular eminence. The flattening of the articular surfaces was relantionship with the articular pain.
Temporomandibular joint; Dysfunction; Radiology
