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Abstract
Diseases or disorders of the muscles of the head and neck, with special reference to the masticatory muscles. The most notable examples are TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS and TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME.
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- Craniomandibular Diseases
- Craniomandibular Disease
- Craniomandibular Disorder
- Disease, Craniomandibular
- Diseases, Craniomandibular
- Disorder, Craniomandibular
- Disorders, Craniomandibular
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
93; was see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SYNDROME 1991-92
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Previous Indexing
- Temporomandibular Joint Diseases (1982-1992)
- Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (1979-1992)
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WU 140.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Craniomandibular Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017271. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017271
- Craniomandibular Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55226409