Effect of age on the adaptive response of the adult temporomandibular joint. A study of induced protrusion in Macaca mulatta.
Using occlusal and interproximal tooth wear as indicators of age, it is found that those animals with evident hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the condylar cartilage are among the youngest in the sample, supporting the view that adaptive potential of the temporomandibular joint may diminish with age.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000366:Age Determination by Teeth; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006965:Hyperplasia; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors