Study about the development of the temporomandibular joint in the human fetuses

dc.contributor.authorAlves, Nilton [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T20:46:39Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T20:46:39Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a highly specialized articulation that differs from all the other synovial articulations for many reasons. In children, different from what we observe in adults, these articulations have rarely been studied under the morphofunctional aspect, mainly in the embryonary and fetal stages. In this study 10 fetuses with ages varying from 16 to 39 weeks of intrauterine life were used, and it could be observed that the fibers and thickness of the articular disc, as well as the articular capsule and the condylar process, suffer modifications according to age. It was also observed that the superior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle inserts itself in the articular disc and capsule in all the ages studied. Also, the maturation, of the articular tissues, especially of the articular disc, as well as, the associated muscles, suggests that the TMJ was able to carry out mandibular movements since the 24th week of intrauterine life.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Morfologia Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Morfologia Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara UNESP, Rua Humaltá, 1680, CEP: 14.801-903 Araraquara - São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Morfologia Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Morfologia Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara UNESP, Rua Humaltá, 1680, CEP: 14.801-903 Araraquara - São Paulo
dc.format.extent309-312
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95022008000200010
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Morphology, v. 26, n. 2, p. 309-312, 2008.
dc.identifier.doi10.4067/S0717-95022008000200010
dc.identifier.issn0717-9502
dc.identifier.issn0717-9367
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-56849095131
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/225348
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Morphology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEmbryonary development
dc.subjectFetal development
dc.subjectTemporomandibular joint
dc.titleStudy about the development of the temporomandibular joint in the human fetusesen
dc.typeArtigo

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