title: Hyaluronic acid's biomechanical stabilization function in the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: Hyaluronic acid is one of the components of synovial fluid. According to what is already well known in national and international biomedical literature, hyaluronic acid in the context of the TMJ serves two important biomechanical tasks. The first is feeding the articular cartilage; the second is lubricating the components of the joint. These two functions served by the same element change each other according to the continuous alternation of values of pressure in the articular cavity. The authors propose to overcome this statement by demonstrating that hyaluronic acid plays a third function in the TMJ, which is the biomechanical function of stabilizing the articular components.
authors.affiliation: Universita Degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza, Cattedra di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cascone
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fonzi Dagger
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Aboh
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000378:metabolism; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000502:physiology*; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D008153:Lubrication; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid