ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage2017
TMJ energy densities in healthy men and women.
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- The challenge of ecological validity in temporomandibular disorders research.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Simulation of a Custom-Made Temporomandibular Joint-An Academic View on an Industrial Workflow.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mechanics- and Behavior-Related Temporomandibular Joint Differences.Journal of dental research · 2024Observational
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- Structure-function relationships of TMJ lateral capsule-ligament complex.Journal of biomechanics · 2022Article
- Sexual dimorphisms in three-dimensional masticatory muscle attachment morphometry regulates temporomandibular joint mechanics.Journal of biomechanics · 2021Article
- Fibrocartilage Stem Cells in the Temporomandibular Joint: Insights From Animal and Human Studies.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
- Craniomandibular Disorders in Pregnant Women: An Epidemiological Survey.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
- Estrogen signaling impacts temporomandibular joint and periodontal disease pathology.Odontology · 2020Review
- Temporomandibular Joint Condyle-Disc Morphometric Sexual Dimorphisms Independent of Skull Scaling.Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2019Article
- Mechanobehavior and Ontogenesis of the Temporomandibular Joint.Journal of dental research · 2018Review
- Jaw closing movement and sex differences in temporomandibular joint energy densities.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveCartilage fatigue, due to mechanical work, may account for the early development of degenerative joint disease (DJD) in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and why women are three times more likely to be afflicted. This study tested for gender differences in mechanical energy densities in women and men with healthy TMJs.
designEighteen women and eighteen men gave informed consent. Research diagnostic criteria including imaging were used to ensure that subjects' TMJs were normal, without disc displacement or signs of DJD. Numerical modeling determined TMJ loads (F
resultsMean energy densities ± standard deviations in ipsilateral and contralateral TMJs in women were 9.0 ± 9.7 and 8.4 ± 5.5 mJ/mm
conclusionsEnergy densities were significantly larger in healthy TMJs of women than men. Larger TMJ energy densities during normal jaw functions could predispose earlier mechanical fatigue of the TMJ disc.
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