Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.  2006 Mar;36(1):17-24.

Effect of disc displacement on the bony change and disc configuration of TMJ

• Kim JH
• Lee W
• Lee BD

Abstract

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of TMJ disc displacement on the TMJ disc configuration and surrounding osseous structure.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The proton density and T2-weighted MR images of 57 TMJs were retrospectively studied. These TMJs were divided into three groups according to the anterior disc displacement status on MR sagittal images, those were the normal, anterior disc displacement with reduction (ADWR), anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADWOR). The frequency of disc configuration and surrounding bony change, the border status between articular disc and retrodiscal tissue were investigated according to the positional change of articular disc.
RESULTS
There were significant statistical differences of chi-square statistics of TMJ disc configurational type between normal and ADWR/ADWOR group, respectively. Surrounding bony change frequently appeared in ADWOR and a statistically significant difference of chi-square statistics of bony change frequency between normal and ADWOR group was observed.
CONCLUSION
These results suggested that the disc configuration and bony change of TMJ are strongly related to TMJ disc displacement.

Keyword

Temporomandibular Joint; Bone; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MeSH Terms

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Protons
Retrospective Studies
Temporomandibular Joint*
Protons