Russian Journal of DentistryRussian Journal of Dentistry1728-28022413-2934Eco-Vector3902510.17816/dent.39025Research ArticleTHE COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE INFORMATIVE VALUE OF DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ROENTGENOGRAPHY AND ORTHOPANTOMOGRAPHY IN THE PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH CERTAIN DISEASES OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTVolovarO. Sosvolovar@ukr.netMalanchukV. A-TopchiyD. V-15022012161252921072020Copyright © 2012, Eco-Vector2012The results of the examination of 222 patients of the mean age of 26.3 +- 8.0 years presenting with the diseases of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are presented. The analysis of orthopantomograms, X-ray and CT scans obtained from the patients presenting with TMJ arthrosis, arthropathy, and dysplasia was performed. The data obtained were used to estimate the comparative diagnostic value of these procedures. X-ray symptoms characteristic of certain nosological groups with TMJ diseases were determined.temporomandibular jointarthritisarthropathydysplasiaorthopantomographyradipographycomputed tomographyвисочно-нижнечелюстной суставартрозыартропатиидисплазииортопантомографиярентгенографиякомпьютерная томография[Badel T., Alajbeg I., Marotti M., Lovko S. K. // Acta Stomatol. Croat. - 2008. - Vol. 42, № 3. - P. 283-291.][Crow H. C., Parks E., Campbell J. H. et al. // Dentomaxillofac. Radiol. - 2005. - Vol. 3. - P. 91-95.][DelBalso A. M. Maxillofacial Imaging Radiography of the Temporomandibular Joint. - Philadelphia, 1990. - P. 607-634.][Fallon S. D., Fritz G. W., Laskin D. M. // J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. - 2006. - Vol. 6. - P. 223-229.][Habets M. H., Bezuur J. N., Jimenez L. V., Hansson T. L. // J. Oral Rehabil. - 1989. - Vol. 16. - P. 401-406.][Honey Oana Bida, Scarfe W. Ch., Hilgers M. J. et al. // Am. J. Orthodont. Dentofac. Orthoped. - 2007. - Vol. 132. - P. 429438.][Ludlow J. B., Davies K. L., Tyndall D. A., Hill Ch. // Oral Surg. -1995. - № 6. - P. 735-743.][Trapnell C. J., Scarfe W. C., Cook J. H. et al. // J. Digit. Imag. -2000. - Vol. 13, № 1. - P. 38-45.][Winocur E., Reiter S., Krichmer M., Kaffe I. // J. Oral Rehabil. -2010. - Vol. 37. - P. 171-177.][Xiaohong D., Junzheng W., Yong M. et al. // Oral Radiol. - 1999. -Vol. 15, № 1. - P. 9-17.][Yoshikazu Suei, Akira Taguchi, Keiji Tanimoto // Oral Radiol. - 1997. - № 2. - Р. 103-108.]