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PubMed: 38392235 DOI: 10.3390/dj12020031
Psoriatic Arthritis Involving TMJ: A Review on Pathogenesis and Consideration on Eventual Gender Differences.
Dent J (Basel) 12(2)
Authors: Sara Bernardi, Lucia Memè, Chiara Belfioretti, Fabrizio Bambini, Davide Gerardi, Guido Macchiarelli, Serena Bianchi, Stefano Mummolo
Affiliations
- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, Dental School, 'G. D'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Abstract
Psoriatic arthritis is defined as chronic inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. The current data regarding gender differences in clinical manifestation and therapeutic outcomes of psoriatic arthritis are limited. Generally, men show a peripheral disease manifestation, while women have an axial distribution of the lesions. If we look at temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement, epidemiological data on the involvement of the TMJ are hard to find. Few studies on therapeutic management and the related impact on the quality of life are reported in the literature. Given the morpho-functional peculiarities of the TMJ and the different pain burdens between male and female genders, when manifestation of psoriatic arthritis occurs, clinicians should face it using a multidisciplinary approach for a correct diagnosis and successful treatment. This review aims to examine the diagnostic signs of psoriatic arthritis in the TMJ, the eventual variations of this disease in male and female patients, and the therapeutical strategies. The coordination of different specialties is fundamental to the remission of clinical symptoms and lesion regression.
MeSH
Arthritis, Psoriatic, Arthritis, Signs And Symptoms, Sex Characteristics, Therapeutics, Sex Differences