Meticulously updated by board-certified oral and maxillofacial
radiologist, Dr. Dania Tamimi and her team of sub-specialty experts,
Specialty Imaging: Temporomandibular Joint and Sleep-Disordered
Breathing, second edition, is a comprehensive reference ideal for anyone
involved with TMJ imaging or SDB, including oral and maxillofacial
radiologists and surgeons, TMJ/craniofacial pain specialists, sleep
medicine specialists, head and neck radiologists, and otolaryngologists.
This detailed, beautifully illustrated volume covers recent advances in
the diagnosis and treatment of both the TMJ and SDB, including how
related structures are affected. Employing a multifaceted,
multispecialty approach, the clinical perspectives and imaging expertise
of today's research specialists are brought together in a single,
image-rich, easy-to-read text.
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Reflects the current emphasis on holistic diagnosis and treatment not
just of the TMJ but of all related structures that can be adversely
affected by any TMJ dysfunction
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Examines a variety of presenting clinical signs or symptoms, discusses
imaging strategies and the associated conditions revealed by imaging,
and helps you develop differential diagnoses
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Provides current, detailed information on the relationship between TMJ
disorders and SDB, how imaging shows the correlation between the two,
and risk factors for SDB
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Includes upper respiratory tract diagnoses, with multiple subsections
on the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and
hypopharynx, each with multiple new chapters
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Features new chapters on ultrasonography of the TMJ and upper
respiratory tract, new content on 3D and 4D modeling and surface
rendering, a new section on imaging of upper respiratory tract
procedures, and new content detailing the tie-in between occlusion and
SDB
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Includes an expanded Modalities section that includes new chapters on
formulating a TMJ/upper respiratory tract report; plain film imaging
of the TMJ and upper respiratory tract; CBCT analysis of the upper
respiratory tract; dynamic MR of the TMJ and upper respiratory tract,
and ultrasound of the TMJ
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Covers the role that TMJ plays in facial growth and development,
stomatognathic system function, and how TMJ abnormalities change the
dimensions of the facial skeleton and surrounding structures
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Contains over 5,000 print and online-only images (more than 300 are
new), including radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations,
and histologic and gross pathology photographs
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Reflects updates to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for
Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC-TMD)-the major clinical
classification method and a key tool to assess/diagnose TMJ issues and
facilitate communication for consultants, referrals, and prognoses
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Includes an eBook version?that enables you to access all text,
figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your
content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
