A Multidisciplinary Approach in the Treatment of Tempromandibular Joint Pain Associated with Qat Chewing

Pain of the tempro-mandibular joint (TMJ) has a direct bearing to missing teeth and excessive physical activity. Consumption of qat requires chewing on the leaves to extract their juice for long hours. A 65-year-old male Yemeni patient, a Qat chewer, reported to the university dental hospital at Kin...

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Main Authors: Mansoor Shariff, Mohammed M. Al-Moaleem, Nasser M. Al-Ahmari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/139419