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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)

Year introduced: 2012 (1997)

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Tree Number(s): A02.835.583.861.900, A14.907.900

MeSH Unique ID: D019224

Entry Terms:

  • Discs, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Disc, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Joint Discs, Temporomandibular
  • Joint Disc, Temporomandibular
  • Temporomandibular Joint Discs
  • Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
  • Articular Disks, Temporomandibular
  • Disks, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disk, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disk
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disks
  • Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disk
  • Disks, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Joint Disks, Temporomandibular
  • Joint Disk, Temporomandibular
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disks
  • Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
  • Articular Discs, Temporomandibular
  • Discs, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disc, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disc
  • Temporomandibular Articular Discs

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