Association between Arthralgia and Imaging Findings of Effusion in the Temporomandibular Joints: A Systematic Review

Aims nbsp A systematic review was conducted to determine if there is an association between joint effusion and self reported TMJ pain during examination and between joint effusion and arthralgia as defined by the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders RDC TMD Methods nbsp Four reviewers separately identified observational studies evaluating a possible association between ipsilateral joint effusion identified by MRI T weighted images and TMJ pain by systematically searching three databases Results nbsp A total of articles were identified with the search strategy However met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review Conclusion nbsp Based on the review of articles published on this topic body of literature was unable to provide evidence to support or refute the association between joint effusion and self reported TMJ pain and between joint effusion and arthralgia as defined by RDC TMD