TMJ lubrication system: its effect on the joint function, dysfunction, and treatment approach.
Normal temporomandibular joint (TMJ) movements primarily depend on free sliding of the disc down the slope of the eminence. Therefore, understanding the lubrication system and how aberrations in this system contribute to TMJ is important. Its effect on dysfunctions, such as disc displacement, anchored disc phenomenon, open lock, and osteoarthritis, are discussed in this article.
Nitzan
Dorrit W
DW
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Kreiner
Bruno
B
Zeltser
Rephael
R
D018771:Arthralgia / Q000628:therapy; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010743:Phospholipids; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods
D010743:Phospholipids; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid