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ArticleScientific reports2024

Comparison of T2 values of the displaced unilateral disc and retrodiscal tissue of temporomandibular joints and their implications.

Naoya Kakimoto, Pongsapak Wongratwanich, Hiroaki Shimamoto, Jira Kitisubkanchana, Tomomi Tsujimoto, Kiichi Shimabukuro, Rinus G Verdonschot, Yoko Hasegawa, Shumei Murakami

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Naoya Kakimoto *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Pongsapak Wongratwanich *Division of Oral Diagnosis, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. pongwon@kku.ac.th.
Hiroaki ShimamotoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan.
Jira KitisubkanchanaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tomomi TsujimotoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan.
Kiichi ShimabukuroDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Rinus G VerdonschotMax Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Yoko HasegawaDivision of Comprehensive Prosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Shumei MurakamiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan.

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Abstract

Unilateral anterior disc displacement (uADD) has been shown to affect the contralateral joints qualitatively. This study aims to assess the quantitative T2 values of the articular disc and retrodiscal tissue of patients with uADD at 1.5 Tesla (T). The study included 65 uADD patients and 17 volunteers. The regions of interest on T2 maps were evaluated. The affected joints demonstrated significantly higher articular disc T2 values (31.5 ± 3.8 ms) than those of the unaffected joints (28.9 ± 4.5 ms) (P < 0.001). For retrodiscal tissue, T2 values of the unaffected (37.8 ± 5.8 ms) and affected joints (41.6 ± 7.1 ms) were significantly longer than those of normal volunteers (34.4 ± 3.2 ms) (P < 0.001). Furthermore, uADD without reduction (WOR) joints (43.3 ± 6.8 ms) showed statistically higher T2 values than the unaffected joints of both uADD with reduction (WR) (33.9 ± 3.8 ms) and uADDWOR (38.9 ± 5.8 ms), and the affected joints of uADDWR (35.8 ± 4.4 ms). The mean T2 value of the unaffected joints of uADDWOR was significantly longer than that of healthy volunteers (P < 0.001). These results provided quantitative evidence for the influence of the affected joints on the contralateral joints.

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MeniscusTemporomandibular Joint DisordersHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingTemporomandibular JointTemporomandibular Joint Disc

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