the aims of this thesis were firstly to investigate the relationship between pain and tenderness to palpation of the temporomandibular joint ( tmj ) , radiographic changes of the joint and signs of inflammation in the synovial fluid and to compare the effects of intra-articular injections of a corticosteroid into the tmj with occlusal treatment in patients with tenderness to palpation of the tmj , secondly to study subjective , clinical and radiographic features in the stomatognathic system of individuals with ankylosing spondylitis ( as ) in comparison with individuals without general joint symptoms or disease , and thirdly to study the observer variability of some variables used in the clinical examination of the stomatognathic system .
C0038013
ankylosing spondylitis
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joint