Is the morphology of the articular eminence of the temporomandibular joint a predisposing factor for disc displacement?

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-162

  Kurita, H ^a   Ohtsuka, A ^a   Kobayashi, H ^a   Kurashina, K ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Temporomandibular joint disc; Temporomandibular joint disorders

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISLOCATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK;

EID: 0034188852     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600523     Document Type: Article

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