Includes bibliographical references and index.

Patient interview -- Review of initial patient questionnaire -- Clinical examination -- Imaging -- TMD diagnostic categories -- Contributing factors -- Common acute TMD conditions and treatments -- TMD secondary to trauma -- TMD secondary to dental treatment -- Lateral pterygoid myospasm -- Acute TMJ disc displacement without reduction -- TMJ dislocation -- Occlusal appliance therapy -- Stabilization appliance -- Anterior positioning appliance -- Multidisciplinary treatment approach -- Self-management therapies -- Physical medicine -- Cognitive behavioral intervention -- Pharmacological management -- Other dental procedures -- Integrating multidisciplinary therapies -- Case scenarios -- Pulpal pathosis mimicked TMD symptoms -- Chronic sinusitis -- Chronic forehead pain referred from neck -- Myofascial pain secondary to nocturnal parafunctional habits -- Tooth attrition -- Myofascial pain secondary to daytime parafunctional habits -- Tense, depressed, and poor sleep contributing factors -- Fibromyalgia contributing factor -- TMJ disc displacements and when to treat -- TMJ inflammation -- Intermittent acute TMJ disc displacement without reduction -- "Unlocked" acute TMJ disc displacement without reduction -- Not "unlock" acute TMJ disc displacement without reduction -- Osteitis caused inability to open wide -- Lateral pterygoid myospasm -- Acute exacerbation of TMD -- Multiple forms of head and neck pain following crown insertion -- Appliance that positioned condyles into their "proper position".

All age.