アブストラクト（32巻1号：The Bulletin of Kanagawa Dental College）

The Bulletin of Kanagawa Dental College

English

Title　： Reactive Arthritis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Subtitle　： BKDC CLINICAL AND RESEARCH TOPICS : Research Topics from the Research Center of Advanced Technology for Craniomandibular Function in Kanagawa Dental College
Authors　： Eiro Kubota*, Masako Suga*, Satoshi Shimizu*, Shigeyuki Ozawa*, Hiroharu Kato*, Masahiko Ito*, Dai-Taro Tajima*, Masaru Kobayashi*, Nobushiro Hamada**, Toshio Umemoto**
Authors（kana）　：
Organization　： *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanagawa Dental College, **Department of Oral microbiology, Kanagawa Dental College
Journal　： The Bulletin of Kanagawa Dental College
Volume　： 32
Number　： 1
Page　： 49-51
Year/Month　： 2004 / 3
Article　： Report
Publisher　： Kanagawa Odontological Society
Abstract　： [Abstract] Very few types of arthritis are caused by direct infection of the joint by viable bacteria, spread by local inoculation, or hematogenous seeding, resulting in a severe, acute inflammatory synovitis with the potential for permanent joint damage. A similar, but less destructive, process can be caused by low virulent organisms, including many viruses, spirochetes, fungi, and mycobacteria. The best recognized example of joint inflammation resulting from antecedent infection can be seen in the clinical syndromes commonly referred to as "reactive arthritis." The detection of bacteria or their products known to be associated with reactive arthritis in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) has important consequences in the following : First, it suggests that internal derangement of the TMJ may be an unrecognized form of reactive arthritis, and secondly that the pathogenic mechanisms of the inflammatory arthritides associated with reactive arthritis may apply to the TMJ.
Practice　： Dentistry
Keywords　： Temporomandibular disorders, Reactive arthritis, Bacterial infection