Glucosamine and Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders

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Glucosamine and Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders

Health :: Glucosamine and Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders

Temporomandibular joint disorder is an acute or chronic inflammation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ; the joint connecting the lower jaw to the skull). The disorder and resultant dysfunction resultsin significant pain and impairment for many. There have been multi-factorialapproaches gleaned out of thousands of clinical studies.

There is a lack of sufficient evidence to recommend for or against the use of glucosamine (or the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin) in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders.

(Published at www.spiritindia.com on Thursday, April 13, 2006)
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