Title

CBCT evaluation of temporomandibular joint changes in patients with oral submucous fibrosis

Authors

Sheo Kumar¹, Abhishek Mishra², Gaurav Jasoria³, Yogesh Garg^4,*, Amit Kumar Joseph⁵ & Megha Garg⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Radiology and Principal MLB Government Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India; ²Department of Dentistry, MLB Government Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India; ³Department of Plastic Surgery, Maharani LaxmiBai Government Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Public Health Dentistry, JCD Dental College, Sirsa, Haryana, India; ⁵Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College, Sunam, Punjab, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sheo Kumar - E-mail: Kumarsheo0508@gmail.com
Abhishek Mishra - E-mail: dr_abhishek_mishra@yahoo.com
GauravJasoria- E-mail: Gauravjasoria5@gmail.com
Yogesh Garg - E-mail: yogeshgarg1988@gmail.com
Amit Kumar Joseph - E-mail: amit.dental@tmu.ac.in
Megha Garg - E-mail: meghabansal160@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026
 

Abstract

Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) causes reduced mouth opening and when jaw movement is limited for a long time, it can change the shape and structure of the TMJ, including the condyle. Therefore, it is of interest to use Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) to examine TMJ bone changes in OSMF patients and compared them to healthy individuals. The OSMF group showed more cases of condylar flattening, cortical erosion, osteophyte formation and reduced superior joint space. Thus, severe OSMF was linked to greater TMJ changes. Thus, CBCT is a useful tool for early detection and through assessment of TMJ changes in OSMF patients.

Keywords

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF); temporomandibular joint (TMJ); cone beam computed tomography (CBCT); condylar changes; joint space analysis; trismus; osseous remodeling; CBCT imaging

Citation

Kumar et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 3056-3059 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

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.