An observation on the temporomandibular joint by computed tomography

There are some reports concerning to the use of computed tomography in dentomaxillofacial surgery. In general, it is mentioned that CT examination is beneficial in displaying fine images of the temporomandibular structures, not easily shown clearly by conventional radiography. In this paper, the aut...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 32; no. 11; pp. 2020 - 2024
Main Authors OKA, Masuichiro, IWASAKI, Makoto, MUKAE, Fujio, HIRANO, Hiroshi, TAKENOSHITA, Yasuharu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1986
Subjects
computed tomography
morphology
temporomandibular joint
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ISSN0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI10.5794/jjoms.32.2020

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Summary:There are some reports concerning to the use of computed tomography in dentomaxillofacial surgery. In general, it is mentioned that CT examination is beneficial in displaying fine images of the temporomandibular structures, not easily shown clearly by conventional radiography. In this paper, the authors report the results of the morphological observation of the temporomandibular joint and lateral pterygoid muscle with some discussion by comparison with other reports of anatomy and mento-vertex standard radiography.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.32.2020