1. Temporomandibular joint pathosis related to sex, age, and dentition in autopsy material
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Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry., Ann Arbor, Mich., USA, University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., USA; University of Michigan., Ann Arbor, Mich., USA., Department of Radiology, University of Rochester., Rochester, N.Y., USA, Department of Stomatognathic Physiology, Centre for Oral Health Sciences, University of Lund., Malm??, Sweden, Department of Radiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry., Rochester, N.Y., USA, Widmalm, Sven-Erik, Westesson, Per-Lennart, Kim, In-Kwon, Pereira, Jr, Francisco J., Lundh, Hakan, Tasaki, Mark M., Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry., Ann Arbor, Mich., USA, University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., USA; University of Michigan., Ann Arbor, Mich., USA., Department of Radiology, University of Rochester., Rochester, N.Y., USA, Department of Stomatognathic Physiology, Centre for Oral Health Sciences, University of Lund., Malm??, Sweden, Department of Radiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry., Rochester, N.Y., USA, Widmalm, Sven-Erik, Westesson, Per-Lennart, Kim, In-Kwon, Pereira, Jr, Francisco J., Lundh, Hakan, and Tasaki, Mark M.
- Abstract
The purpose of this autopsy study was to test the hypotheses that temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthrosis is more common in women than in men, increases with age, and is more common in edentulous persons than in those with natural teeth. Two hundred forty-eight TMJs removed at autopsy from 224 fresh cadavers were investigated macroscopically with dissection or cryosectioning. Age was found to be a significant factor in prediction of TMJ arthrosis (p p p p <0.001) between arthrosis, disk displacement, disk deformation, and disk perforation. There were no statistically significant differences in the prevalence of morphologic changes in the joints from persons with 10 or more natural teeth in each jaw compared with those from persons without natural teeth. The results of this study showed that TMJ arthrosis is more frequent in older than in younger persons. TMJ disk displacement generally appears necessary for the development of perforations. The findings of this study indicate that sex and dentition are not major factors for the development of TMJ pathosis in elderly individuals.
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- 2006