In order to make a guideline for efficient routine diagnostic imaging system for the temporoman-dibular joint (TMJ), a questionnaire was sent to every 29 oral radiology section of the dental colloge and university school of dentistry in Japan.
The part III dealt with radiographic terms for the osseous changes of the TMJ. The terms employed here were erosion, eburnation, sclerosis, marginal proliferation, osteophyte, deformity, loss of bone density, pseudocyst, concavity, flattening, facet, calcified body and loose body. The usage of those terms and the opinions about the relationship between those terms and the pathology by each respondents was analyzed.