ISSN:
1613-9674
Keywords:
Tomography
;
Adaptive changes
;
Temporomandibular joint
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary It is important for planning the treatment of patients with TMJ dysfunctions to know the location and the distribution of remodeling on the articular surfaces so that the direction of the load may be assessed. The aim of this study is to radiologically clarify the location and the distribution of articular remodeling, in order to investigate the correlation between joint morphology and oral function. The material used in this study was selective lateral tomograms of 110 arthritic patients ranging in age from 12 to 78 years. Three tomograms indicating the lateral, medial and central portion of the condylar heads were selected from 10 simultaneous serial tomograms. The incidence of flattening, concavity and irregularity of articular surfaces was examined on each anterior and posterior surfaces of both condylar heads and articular eminences. Articular remodeling occurred most frequently on the central portion of the condylar heads on the lateral tomograms. A number of flattened surfaces with or without concavity were unexpectedly found on the posterior surfaces of the condylar heads.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02348952
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