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Abstract
The calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (CPPD) is a disorder that occasionally affects the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and is characterized by the presence of crystals in the intra-articular and peri-articular tissues. Diagnosis of CPPD is challenging because clinical symptoms and imaging features are not characteristic and may mimic a chondrosarcoma. A case of a 74-year-old woman with CPPD of the TMJ is reported. This disease rarely involves the TMJ and is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
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Ugo Covani
Dr. Ugo Covani received his M.D. degree from the University of Pisa, Italy in 1974 and a specialty in general surgery in 1979. He is currently a full professor of oral pathology at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Genova, Italy and a clinical professor at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Covani is also the director of the Istituto Stomatologico Tierreno, the Division of Dentistry of the Versilia Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Italy.
Bruno Orlando
Dr. Bruno Orlando received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Pisa, Italy in 2004 and completed a fellowship in gnathology at the Section of Prosthetic Dentistry, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pisa, Italy. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in nanobiotechnology at the Nanoworld Institute, University of Genova, Italy. Dr. Orlando works at the Istituto Stomatologico Tirreno, the Division of Dentistry of the Versilia Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Italy.
Cesare Galletti
Dr. Cesar Galletti received his M.D. degree from the University of Perugia, Italy in 1979 and in 1982 received his speciality in dentistry. Dr. Galletti is currently a clinical fellow at the Unit of Oral Pathology and Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Genova, Italy.
Cristiana Nuterini
Dr. Christina Nuterini received her D.D.S. degree from the University of Siena, Italy in 1988. Dr. Nuterini is currently a clinical fellow at the Unit of Oral Pathology and Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Genova, Italy.
Antonio Barone
Dr. Antonio Barone received his D.D.S. degree in 1991 from the Federico II University of Napoli and a Ph.D. in dentistry sciences in 1996. Currently, he is a visiting assistant professor at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo and a visiting professor at the Department of Periodontology, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Barone is also a clinical assistant professor at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Genova, Italy. He works at the Istituto Stomatologico Tirreno, the Division of Dentistry of the Versilia Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Italy.