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articular disk [är′tik·yə·lər ′disk] (anatomy) A disk of fibrocartilage, dividing the cavity of certain joints. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The latter section includes chapters on chronic orofacial pain, TMJ articular disk derangements, molecular events involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis in the TMJ, and less common systemic disorders that may affect the TMJ (eg, connective tissue diseases). During the operation, large portions of time temporal bone (including the cochlea and the labyrinth) and the temporomandibular joint (including the articular disk, masseter, and medial pterygnid muscle), parts of the temporal muscle, the greater wing of the sphenoid, the adventitia of the internal carotid artery, the maxillary artery, the mandibular nerve, parts of the temporal dura, and a small part of the caudal temporal lobe had to be resected. [1-3] Incoordination of the muscles controlling the mandible and the articular disk, over time, may produce jaw clicking and locking and disk degeneration. |
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