{"title":"Tophaceous pseudogout (tumoral calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease) of the temporomandibular joint: A case report","authors":"Yoko Takata , Satoko Koeda , Hanae Inahara , Hiroyuki Kumamoto , Hiroshi Kawamura","doi":"10.1016/j.ajoms.2009.11.006","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare. This article presents a 72-year-old man with CPPD deposition disease of TMJ. The patient's initial clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100128,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"22 2","pages":"Pages 108-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2010-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ajoms.2009.11.006","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0915699210000452","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare. This article presents a 72-year-old man with CPPD deposition disease of TMJ. The patient's initial clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.