Ankylosing spondylitis may invade the jaw joints of patients.
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease, which mainly involves the joints of the central axis of the patient, and with the progress of the disease, it can also gradually involve the shoulder joints and hip joints other than the central axis, and the affected joints can have symptoms such as pain, swelling, and limitation of movement, etc. The involvement of the jaw joints in ankylosing spondylitis is a relatively rare clinical situation, and there is a possibility of this situation.
When ankylosing spondylitis patients have jaw joint lesions, patients should further improve facial X-ray, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, CT and other relevant auxiliary examinations to clarify the joint involvement, and take appropriate medication in time to alleviate the symptoms and control the progression of the disease.
It is recommended that patients with ankylosing spondylitis should go to the rheumatology and immunology department or orthopedics department of regular hospitals for detailed consultation and treatment according to the doctor’s instructions.