Title

TMJ imaging in orthodontic patients presenting with facial pain and malocclusion: A radiological-clinical correlation study

Authors

Vasanthan Palanivel^1,*, Shweta Neha Lakra², Sunitha Kesidi³, Rachana Negi⁴, Sushma Darnal⁵ & Nazish Akhtar⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Vinayaka Missions Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; ³Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Narsampet, Telangana, India; ⁴Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Seema Dental College & Hospital, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India; ⁵Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, I.T.S Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Vasanthan Palanivel - E-mail: orthovasu@gmail.com
Shweta Neha Lakra - E-mail: shweta01neha@gmail.com
Sunitha Kesidi - E-mail: sunithak59@gmail.com
Rachana Negi - E-mail: rachananegi0101@gmail.com
Sushma Darnal - E-mail: suziidarnal@gmail.com
Nazish Akhtar - E-mail: drnazishakhtar786@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are a common cause of facial pain and their association with malocclusion in orthodontic patients remains inadequately explored. Therefore, it is of interest to investigate the correlation between malocclusion, TMJ dysfunction and facial pain in 100 orthodontic patients. The results revealed that Class II and Class III malocclusions were significantly associated with more severe TMJ dysfunction and pain. Radiological findings such as condyle deformities, joint space narrowing and disc displacement were observed in the majority of patients. This study advances our knowledge by highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and multi-modal imaging in managing TMJ disorders in orthodontic populations.

Keywords

Facial pain, malocclusion, radiology, TMJ dysfunction, treatment

Citation

Palanivel et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1207-1211 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.