Morphology and ultrastructure of the temporomandibular joint disc in human fetuses 21 to 28 weeks old
Braz. j. morphol. sci
; 22(4): 233-238, Oct.-Dec. 2005. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-468025
Biblioteca responsável:
BR734.1
ABSTRACT
Ultrastructure of human fetuses temporomandibular joint is poorly understood specially by scanning electron microscopy and cryofracture techniques. In this work, the morphology of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) articular disc and its insertions was examined in 12 human fetuses. Four TMJs were sectioned in the frontal and sagittal planes and five were cryofractured prior to examination using light and scanning electron microscopy. The three remaining TMJs were fixed, embedded in paraffin, sectioned and stained with HE and NMC trichrome. The articular disc inserted into the mandibular head, temporal bone, joint capsule and upper head of the lateral pterygoid muscle. The fibrous architecture of this disc was complex, with longitudinal fibers predominating in the upper and lower regions, and interposed transverse and oblique fibers predominating in the central region.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Articulação Temporomandibular
/
Disco da Articulação Temporomandibular
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. morphol. sci
Assunto da revista:
Anatomia
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Federal University of Santa Maria/BR
/
Federal University of São Paulo/BR