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Reflected light microscopy of the human mandibular condyle--a study of a post-mortem material
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental School, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, U.K.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
The surface characteristics of the articulating surfaces of 11 human mandibular condyles removed post-mortem were determined by the use of reflected light dark-field microscopy. Good agreement was obtained between macroscopical grading of degenerative change and appearance as observed by microscopy. Microscopical appearances believed to correspond to normal surface, fibrillation and degenerative changes are described.