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Temporomandibular Joint

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The bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the only true joint in the oromaxillofacial region. As the name implies, two bones contribute to the TMJ, i.e., the temporal bone and the mandible. The temporomandibular joint includes bony components comprising the glenoid fossa and condylar process, an articular disk that separates the joint into an upper and lower compartment with distinct functions, synovial membrane, capsule, and ligaments. The latter two structures both stabilize and limit the movements of the mandible.

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  1. University of Bern School of Dental Medicine Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, Bern, Switzerland

    Thomas von Arx

  2. Department of Anatomy Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    Scott Lozanoff

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von Arx, T., Lozanoff, S. (2017). Temporomandibular Joint. In: Clinical Oral Anatomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41993-0_25

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