| Abstract: | This article presents a literature review of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis along with a clinical case. The clinical picture of such patients is given, including the common medical and dental findings, their management and the prevalence of temporomandibular joint involvement. The authors found TMJ involvement in such patients to be frequent and the micrognathic degree to be directly related to the age of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis onset. For the case presented here, tomographs were taken to demonstrate anatomically the cause of the patient's limited TMJ function. The patient's chief complaint was about her unesthetic dental appearance. The treatment rendered to the patient was restorative in nature. The article also discusses orthodontic and surgical interventions within the scope of the overall treatment. |
