ArticleAnnals of biomedical engineering2018
Electrical Conductivity Method to Determine Sexual Dimorphisms in Human Temporomandibular Disc Fixed Charge Density.
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- Association between Estrogen Levels and Temporomandibular Disorders: An Updated Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Preclinical perspectives on disorders of the temporomandibular joint: Tracing the past, navigating the present, and shaping the future.The journal of pain · 2025Review
- Effect of cigarette smoke exposure and cessation on regional diffusion properties in rat intervertebral discs.JOR spine · 2024Article
- Nanowarming and ice-free cryopreservation of large sized, intact porcine articular cartilage.Communications biology · 2023Article
- 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
- 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
- Effect of Measurement Technique on TMJ Mandibular Condyle and Articular Disc Morphometry: CBCT, MRI, and Physical Measurements.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
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Abstract
To investigate potential mechanisms associated with the increased prevalence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders among women, the study objective was to determine sex-dependent and region-dependent differences in fixed charge density (FCD) using an electrical conductivity method. Seventeen TMJ discs were harvested from nine males (77 ± 4 years) and eight females (86 ± 4 years). Specimens were prepared from the anterior band, posterior band, intermediate zone, medial disc and lateral disc. FCD was determined using an electrical conductivity method, assessing differences among disc regions and between sexes. Statistical modeling showed significant effects for donor sex (p = 0.002), with cross-region FCD for male discs 0.051 ± 0.018 milliequivalent moles per gram (mEq/g) wet tissue and 0.043 ± 0.020 mEq/g wet tissue for female discs. FCD was significantly higher for male discs compared to female discs in the posterior band, with FCD 0.063 ± 0.015 mEq/g wet tissue for male discs and 0.032 ± 0.020 mEq/g wet tissue for female discs (p = 0.050). These results indicate FCD contributes approximately 20% towards TMJ disc compressive modulus, through osmotic swelling pressure regulation. Additionally, FCD regulates critical extracellular ionic/osmotic and nutrient environments. Sexual dimorphisms in TMJ disc FCD, and resulting differences in extracellular ionic/osmotic and nutrient environments, could result in altered mechano-electro-chemical environments between males and females and requires further study.
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