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. 2021 Apr 14;13(4):1286. doi: 10.3390/nu13041286

Table 1.

Classification of intra-articular and extra-articular temporomandibular disorders.

INTRA-ARTICULAR
DISORDERS
1. Joint Pain Arthralgia/Arthritis/Osteoarthritis
2. Joint disorders Disk
disorders/disk
displacement
with reduction
with intermittent locking
without reduction, with limited locking
without reduction, without limited locking
Other
hypomobility disorders
Adhesions
Adherence
Ankylosis (fibrous/osseous)
Hypermobility disorders Dislocations (subluxation/luxation)
3. Joint diseases Systemic arthritis/condylysis/osteonecrosis
Degenerative joint disease/osteochondritis dissecans/
synovial chondromatosis/neoplasm
4. Congenital disorders Aplasia/hypoplasia/hyperplasia
EXTRA-ARTICULAR
DISORDERS
1. Muscle pain Myalgia/
tendonitis/
myositis/spasm
Local myalgia/myofascial pain/
myofascial pain with referral
2. Contracture
3. Hypertrophy
4. Neoplasm
5. Movement disorders Orofacial dyskinesia/oromandibular dystonia
6. Masticatory muscle pain due to systemic pain disorder Fibromyalgia
Widespread pain