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Finite Elements Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint Disc in Patients with Intra-articular Disorders by Lai, Linfeng; Huang, Chenyao; Zhou, Fan; Xia, Fujian; Xiong, Guofeng is a Dentistry article available to read on EtoBox.

## Background Intra-articular disorders (ID) or anterior and/or medial displacement of the temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) disc are the most common form of TMJ dysfunction (TMD). TMD causes changes in the friction coefficient during TMJ movement. Herein, we provided a three-dimensional (3D) finite-elements model (FEM) including the maxilla, disc, and mandible and evaluated the stress distribution with different friction coefficient. ## Methods Fourteen volunteers without TMD and 20 patients with MRI-diagnosed TMD were selected. CT and MRI data were collected to build the 3D FEA model of the mandible and TMJ disc. Stress distribution with different friction coefficient was measured. ## Result In the normal model, stress distribution on the TMJ disc was 2.07 ± 0.17, 1.49 ± 0.14, and 1.41 ± 0.14 MPa with 0.001, 0.3, and 0.4 friction coefficient, respectively. In the TMD model, stress distribution was 3.87 ± 0.15, 7.23 ± 0.22, and 7.77 ± 0.19 MPa respectively. ## Conclusion When the friction coefficient of the side with anterior displacement increased, stress on the disc, condyle and mandible of the opposite side increased. Simultaneously, stress values of the disc, condyle and

Author

Lai, Linfeng; Huang, Chenyao; Zhou, Fan; Xia, Fujian; Xiong, Guofeng

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1472-6831)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)