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[Anatomical and pathological study of the temporomandibular joint disk in Colombian individuals]
1Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Salud, UIS-Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Background:
The temporomandibular joint is an oval fibrous plate that completely divides the joint and accommodates irregularities existent in the bone articular surfaces.
Aim:
To study the frequency of temporomandibular joint disk abnormalities among Colombian subjects.
Material And Methods:
We studied 120 temporomandibular joint disks obtained from fresh cadavers arrived in the Instituto de Medicina Legal, in Cali Colombia. These were analyzed according to subject's dental status and age.
Results:
Nineteen percent of disks had small erosions. In 7.5% of disks there were wider erosions or perforations. Twenty six percent of discs were very thin and this alteration was seen mostly in people aged 50 years or older.
Conclusions:
These results are intermediate between those who claim that disk perforations are rare and those who had shown tile opposite. The loss of dental pieces seems to be a risk factor leading to such disk perforation.
