Anatomy

Temporomandibular Joint Disc

A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. The disc is attached to the articular capsule and moves forward with the condyle in free opening and protrusion. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p92)

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. The disc is attached to the articular capsule and moves forward with the condyle in free opening and protrusion. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p92)

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Synonyms

23 entry terms
  • Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
  • Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
  • Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disk
  • Articular Discs, Temporomandibular
  • Articular Disks, Temporomandibular
  • Disc, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disc, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Discs, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Discs, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Disk, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disks, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disks, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Joint Disc, Temporomandibular
  • Joint Discs, Temporomandibular
  • Joint Disk, Temporomandibular
  • Joint Disks, Temporomandibular
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disc
  • Temporomandibular Articular Discs
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disk
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disks
  • Temporomandibular Joint Discs
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disks

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

disc displacement: coordinate with JOINT DISLOCATIONS

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History Note

2012 (1997)

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Previous Indexing

  • Temporomandibular Joint (1966-1996)

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Tree Numbers

  1. A02w.835w.583w.861w.900w
  2. A14w.907w.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Temporomandibular Joint Disc. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019224. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019224
  2. Temporomandibular Joint Disc. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articular_disk_of_the_temporomandibular_joint
  3. Temporomandibular Joint Disc. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4800944