Temporomandibular juint: uncommon adhesion to the condyle of a posteriory displaced disk / Articulação temporomandibular: adesão incomum ao côndilo de um disco deslocado para posterior

ABSTRACT

The case of a 41-year-old female patient who did not complain of articular pain or clicking (even past clicks) is herein presented. History of relevant diseases, local trauma, or temporomandibular joint surgery were not reported. Clinically, the patient presented jaw opening limitation with deflection of the mandible to the right side without correction of the trajectory at the end of the jaw opening movement. The imaging features led to the diagnosis of partial posterior displacement and adhesion of the disk to the condyle on both sides; as well as condylar hypomobility and apparent adhesion of the disk to the temporal component on the right side. This particular case is probably the first case of bilateral TMJ posterior disk displacement and adhesion to the condyle reported in literature.