title: TMJ lubrication system: its effect on the joint function, dysfunction, and treatment approach.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Dorrit W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Nitzan
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kreiner
authors.forename: Rephael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeltser
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid