ARTICULATIO TEMPOROMANDIBULARIS Temporomandibular joint § Allows for movement of the mandible for speech and mastication § § Most frequently used articulation § § Their correct functioning, several other vegetative and relational functions more or less are based on their performance § § Adaptable 1. ARTICULAR SURFACES 2. JOINT CAPSULE 3. DISCS OF THE JOINT 4. LIGAMENTS 5. JAW MOVEMENTS 6. INERVATION 7. ARTERIAL SUPPLY 8. EXAMINATION OF THE JOINT 9. TOPOGRAPHY RELATIONSHIP 1. ARTICULAR SURFACES § The articular fossa § The articulatar eminence § The postglenoid process § The head of the condyle Angle 130°- 180° mandibula 016 http://www.dr-wolter-kfo.de/pdf/mandibular_1999.pdf In axial computed tomography it is possible to measure the intercondylar angle at the intersection of the longitudinal axes of the condyles. Published values ränge from 131 to 165°. This angle was determined here in two groups of patients with (n = 22) and without (n = 12) temporomandibular joint dysfunction. A third group of children (n = 12) aged 4-9 years was included to investigate any age-related change in the angle. In the group of healthy individuals, a ränge of 105 to 165° was found, with a mean intercondylar angle of 139°. In the group with temporomandibular joint dysfunction the mean angle was 143° with a ränge from 85 to 170°. No statistically significant relation could be shown between intercondylar angle and joint dysfunction. In the group of children the mean angle was 138° with values ranging from 90 to 180°. No significant differences could be demonstrated among the groups. The absolute value of the intercondylar angle 2. JOINT CAPSULE § A thin fibrous § § Cone-shaped § The medial and lateral walls are reinforced by the medial and lateral ligaments § The superior capsular attachments are relatively loose → translate forward on mandibular depression § § The inferior attachments are more tightly bound to the capsule → translate forward with the condyle during mandibular depression § § The inner surface are covered by synovial membrane → synovial fluid → nutrients to avascular cartilage and to reduce a friction 3. DISC OF THE JOINT § Reduce sliding friction and to dampen load spikes and allow the mouth open and close § An oval, firm, fibrous plate that lies between the head of the mandibule, mandibular fossa and articular tubercle Articular surface are separated by disc to: 1. upper compartment between the disc and mand. fossa (1,2ml) 2. lower compartment between the condyle and the disc (0,9ml) /smd/Rad/neuroimages/TMJarthro.jpg tempero+mandibular+nerve+anatomy § Disc is biconcave with fibrocartilaginous structure § § Matrix of disc consists primally of colagen and elastic fibres § § In the pars anterior and posterior run transverse collagens fibres § Based upon the function is divided into anterior, intermedia and posterior partes § Posterior part of the articular disk, so-called bilaminar, separates into upper and lower laminae of collagen fibres both insert into the posterior wall § § Between these laminae and the posterior wall is filled with retroarticular Zenker plastic pad § The posterior part becomes gradually losser and is continuous with the loose connective tissue and the fat lobules filling the retroarticular space § § The connective tissue contains a venous plexus, numerous nerve fibres and fat (pterygoid plexus and auriculotemporal nerve) Retroarticular Zenker plastic pad The pad is responsible for stabilizing the disc on the condyle and supplying the joint § On opening a Zenker plastic pad of retrodiscal tissue filled the space between the posterior thick part of the disc and the condyle as a result of negative pressure On closing the blood is pushed out the retromandibular vein Medially and laterally is the disc attached to the inner periphery of the articular capsule → tightly bound to the capsule, causing the disc to translate forward with the condyle during depression Frontal section Disc Attachment of articular disc Innervation of articular disc § The nonmyelinated and the myelinated nerve § § Free nerve endings § § Sensory nerve end organs Physiologic disc position § Pars posterior of the disc lies on the superior portion of the condyle § § In the centric condylar position the pars intermedia is located between anterosuperior convexity of the condyle and the articular protuberance § § Pars anterior lies in front of condyle Dislocation of the articular disc § Displacements of the disc in the anterior anteromedial, or anterolateral direction § § Posterior disc displacement - on rare occasions § § With or without reduction § § The combination of ant. and lat. or medial displacement is called rotational displacement § § Pure lateral or pure medial displacement is called sideways displacement § Chronic displacement is resulting in deformity of the disc § In approximately 10% of patients presenting with pain and dysfunction Microtrauma bruxism, stress, malocclusion, bad habits, chewing gum Macrotrauma an injury - either directly to the joint or to the head and neck intubation, lengthy dental work Trauma of the articular disc 4. LIGAMENTS OF THE TMJ Ligaments have three main functions: a) stabilization b) guidance of movement and c) limitation of movement § § Articular: lateral medial § Extraarticular stylomandibular sphenomandibular § Discomalleolar (Pinto´s) + Tanaka´s ligament Lateral ligament From processus zygomaticus and articular tubercle → mandibular neck § A superficial, more vertically oriented part limits jaw opening § § A deep, more horizontal part limits retrusion and laterotrusion ØMedial surface of Øarticular capsula Øwith medial lig. Stylomandibular ligament From styloid process → the posterior edge of the angle of the mandible § Restricts protrusive and mediotrusive movements + prevent excessive upward rotation Sphenomandibular ligament From sphenoidal spine → lingula of the mandible § Limits protrusive and mediotrusive movement + passive jaw opening Diskomaleolar (Pinto´s) ligament § Connection between the malleus and the medial wall of the articular capsule and disc § § Passes through the squamotympanic fissure to the middle ear § § Caused the tinnitus and secondary inflammation of temporomandibular joint 5. MOVEMENTS OF THE TMJ Hinge movement - type of rotation takes place in the lower compartment between the stationary disc and the moving condyle Gliding movement - takes place in the upper compartment between the superior surface of the disc, which is moving, and mandib. fossa Depression - the opening Lateral pterygoid + supra- and infrahyoid m. § With simple rotation at the joint can be achieved 15 - 20mm intericisor distance § During translation, the disc and condyle move under the articular eminence § Elevation - the closing Temporal + masseter + medial pterygoid m. § Translation - the condyles move backward and upward along the articular eminence § Rotation upward to attain centric position Protrusion Lateral et medial pterygoid + masseter m. § Slide the mandible forward § Maximal protrusion results in the lower incisors being a few mm anterior to the maxillary incisors § Retrusion Temporal + masseter m. § Move the mandible posteriorly § Condyles move backward and upward and reoccupy the mandibular fossa Laterotrusion Lateral et medial pterygoid + masseter + temporal m. The condyle move to the right or to the left side During lateral movements, the each of condyle moves differently: on the working side - rotates around a vertical axis and moves lat. and ant. on the nonworking side - ant., inf. and med. Hyper mobility Subluxation Self-reducing, incomplete dislocation of a joint in which the patient is able to close his or her mouth without assistance Luxation (true dislocation) Joint is displaced from its articulations and requires manipulation by another individual to return to its normal position Hypo mobility Ankylosis (intracapsular) The fibrous adhesions or bony fusion between condyle, disc, glenoid fossa, and eminence Pseudoankylosis (extracapsular) Pathology extrinsic to the joint 6. INERVATION OF THE TMJ 7. ARTERIAL SUPPLY OF THE TMJ Palpation of the preaurikular area 8. EXAMINATION OF TMJ Posterolateral and posterosuperior compression Imaging procedures Conventional Ortopantomography Specific radiography CT MRI Arthroscopy Normally performed under general anaesthesia Arthroscopy upper compartment or lower compartment CAVE! injury to the auriculotemp. and facial nerve Photograph of dissection of the temporal fossa, right lateral view, emphasizing the branches of the maxillary artery, with part of the mandible removed to expose the inferior alveolar artery and nerve Cranially medial cranial fossa Dorsally external auditory Laterally glandula parotis superficial temp. a.,v. auriculotemporal n. Medially chorda tympani 9. TOPOGRAPHY RELATIONSHIP