• Includes extensive, in-depth explanations of the underlying mechanisms of normal vs. abnormal temporomandibular joints and how those present on radiographic imaging.
• Provides coverage of hot topics such as understanding the temporomandibular joint through biomechanical engineering, structure/function of the temporomandibular joint in normal and pathologic joints, and clinicoradiological correlation of temporomandibular joint findings.
• Details anatomic and functional interrelationships in conjunction with radiology.
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Author Information

Dania Faisal Tamimi BDS, DMSc graduated with a dental degree from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1999. She trained at Harvard University, School of Dental Medicine and earned a doctorate of medical science (DMSc) and certificate of fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in 2005. She is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (ABOMR).

David Hatcher DDS, MSc received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Washington in 1973. Subsequently he completed two years of active duty in the U.S. Public Health Service and a one year general practice residency program at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Following three years as an instructor and one year as active director of the general practice residency program and the hospital dental clinic at the University of Washington, Dr. Hatcher entered the graduate program in radiology at the University of Toronto and was granted a specialty in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in 1982 and an M.Sc. in 1983. Dr. Hatcher was an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Division of Radiology for five years at the University of Alberta, Canada. He was also Director of the Temporomandibular Joint Investigation Unit and Clinic while at the University of Alberta. He has faculty appointments at both the University of California San Francisco and the University of Pacific Dental Schools.