CEREBROVASCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF PAINFUL DYSFUNCTION OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT

Overall 37 patients with painful dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), characterized clinically by headaches and dizziness as we ll (25 persons) were examined. A study was made of REG. The responsive ness of the sinocarotid node (SCN) was recorded. Diverse changes in th e REG readings that attested to the development of cerebral angiodysto nia were recorded. Abnormal responsiveness of SCN was discovered. Skil lful orthopedic correction of the spatial position of the mandible was associated with noticeable changes in the normalizing and optimizing character of numerous REG readings. These data together with optimizat ion of the responsiveness of the SCN point to the role played by the i rritative vascular mechanism in the pathogenesis of headaches and dizz iness seen in TMJ dysfunction.