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J Rheumatol ; 41(9): 1871-7, 2014 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24986847

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis, commonly considered oligoarthritic/asymptomatic, occurs frequently in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-MRI) has proved to be a sensitive diagnostic tool in this context. We compared the reliability of clinical examinations to Gd-MRI results in diagnosing the condition. METHODS: Patients with JIA (134 consecutive) underwent routine clinical and Gd-MRI examinations. The clinical items examined were clicking, tenderness (TMJ/adjacent muscles), and mouth-opening capacity. Blinded MRI reading focused on inflammation (synovitis/hypertrophy). After statistical power analysis, the clinical findings for 134 healthy controls were included. Contingency analysis was used to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and frequency of clinical symptoms (JIA/healthy controls); Cohen's κ was used to establish the interrater reliability. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were observed between JIA and healthy control groups with regard to the concise screening items (power analysis > 0.95), whereas no differences in mouth-opening capacity were noted. In 80% of the patients with JIA, Gd-MRI revealed signs of TMJ arthritis, with positive correlations between concise screening items and Gd-MRI results. The average specificity was 0.81, but the sensitivity was low, at 0.42. Combining items led to a marked increase in the sensitivity (0.73). There was a high rate of both false-negative and false-positive results (corresponding to clinical underdiagnosis or overdiagnosis of TMJ arthritis). CONCLUSION: Despite a relatively high specificity, clinical examination alone does not seem sufficiently sensitive to adequately detect TMJ arthritis. Thus, a relatively high number of cases will be missed or overdiagnosed, potentially leading to undertreatment or overtreatment. Gd-MRI may support correct diagnosis, thereby helping to prevent undertreatment or overtreatment.


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Arthritis, Juvenile/complications , Arthritis/diagnosis , Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/diagnosis , Temporomandibular Joint/pathology , Arthritis/complications , Arthritis/pathology , Arthritis, Juvenile/pathology , Child , Female , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Physical Examination , Reproducibility of Results , Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/complications , Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/pathology
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