The importance and limitations of medical imaging diagnosis for temporomandibular disorders

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) have attracted the attention of the clinicians of stomatology and other related disciplines because of the high prevalence and close relationship with multiple disciplines. Medical imaging is of great value in the diagnosis and differential diagnoses for TMDs. Based on the author's clinical practice experience and some related research work, combined with the relevant literatures, the indications, advantages and disadvantages of various commonly used imaging modalities were described. Simultaneously, the importance and limitations of imaging diagnosis for TMDs were discussed and emphasized in the present article.