The TMJ, a structurally and functionally complex unit, is enclosed in an articular capsule, which extends from the articular eminence and mandibular fossa superiorly to the neck of the mandibular condyle inferiorly. The condyle is covered and protected by the TMJ disc as the disc slides between the mandibular fossa and articular eminence with joint movement. The presence of the TMJ disc reduces...

AIM The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between articular eminence inclination, height, and thickness of the roof of the glenoid fossa (RGF) according to age and gender and to assess condyle morphology including incidental findings of osseous characteristics associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) using cone beam computed tomography (CBC...

Catecholamine nerve terminals in the rat median eminence have been studied using the fluorescence histochemical technique of Falck and Hillarp in combination with quantitative microfluorimetry. The catecholamine fluorescence intensities recorded from various parts of the median eminence were all found to be within the linear part of the dopamine or noradrenaline concentration-fluorescence relat...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to quantify the meniscal root anatomy of the New Zealand white rabbit to better understand this animal model for future in vitro and in vivo joint degeneration studies. METHODS Ten non-paired fresh frozen New Zealand white rabbit knee stifle joints were carefully disarticulated for this study. Measurements were made for all bony landmarks and ligamento...

OBJECTIVES The mosaic mutation (Atp7a(mo-ms)) linked to X-chromosome is caused by changes in the Atp7a gene encoding CPx-type protein responsible for the ATP-dependent copper transport across cell membranes. Mosaic mutant males represent an animal model for Menkes disease in humans. Starting from the eighth day of life the mosaic males exhibit a progressive decrease in body weight with poor via...

Various augmentation techniques have been proposed to incarcerate the condyle for the treatment of temporomandibular joint chronic recurrent dislocation (CRD). Some of them have been used successfully, whereas some of them failed. The purpose of this study was to present an alternative eminoplasty technique, more specifically an inlay augmentation technique of articular eminence in the treatmen...