title: Anatomy of the temporomandibular joint and related structures in the frontal plane.
abstract: Conclusions about the anatomy and physiology of the temporomandibular joint have too often been based on sagittal representations. The aim of the article is to describe frontal serial cuts of an acrylic embedded articulation of a subject with teeth in intercuspal position. The frontal plane is best to visualise the difference between lateral and medial aspects of structures such as the disk-condyle-complex, the articular capsule, and related muscles.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, CNRS, Paris.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Yung
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marguelles-Bonnet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meunissier
mesh_terms: D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D006801:Humans; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*