TMJ 100 Facts Flashcards
What are considered to be the accessory ligaments of the TMJ?
- Sphenomandibular lig
- Stylomandibular lig
What is the function of the accessory ligaments of the TMJ?
Limit excessive openings
Where is the sphenomandibular ligament attached?
Lingula of the Mandible
Where does the stylomandibular ligament attach?
Angle of the Mandible
What ligament is most damaged when using an IAN block?
Sphenomandibular Lig
Where does the temporomandibular ligament run?
From the articular eminence to the mandibular condyle
What are the 3 functions of the temporomandibular lig?
- Provides lateral reinforcement
- Prevents posterior and inferior displacement of condyle
- Main stabilizing ligament
What is another name for the temporomandibular ligament?
Lateral ligament
What is another name for the collateral ligaments?
Discal ligaments
Where does the collateral ligaments run?
Arise from the periphery of the disc, and are attached to the medial and lateral poles of the condyle
What is the function of the collateral ligaments?
- Stabilize the disc on top of the condyle
- Resist movements of disc away from condyle during function
What are collateral ligaments made from?
Collagenous connective tissue, Do Not Stretch
Which muscle will cause a deviation of the mandible to the damaged side when protruding?
Lateral Pterygoid
What are the 2 parts of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
Superior and Inferior belly
Where does the inferior belly of the lateral pterygoid run?
From lateral pterygoid plate to the neck of the condyle
Where does the superior belly of the lateral pterygoid run?
Greater wing of the sphenoid and infratemporal crest
Inserts on joint capsule, articular disk and condyle of the neck
What is the function of the superior belly of the lateral pterygoid?
Assit in stabilizing the position of the articular disk during closing
What is the function of the masseter?
Elevation of the mandible (jaw closing)
What is the function of the Temporalis?
- Elevation of the mandible (jaw closing)
- Retraction of the mandible (lower jaw backward)
What is the function of the medial pterygoid?
Elevation of the mand. (jaw closing)
What is the function of the inferior belly of the lateral pterygoid?
Slight depression of the mandible
What occurs with unilateral contraction of the lateral pterygoids?
Lateral deviation of the mandible
What occurs with bilateral contraction of the lateral pterygoids?
Protrusion of the mandible
Where do you test a pts TMJ tenderness and noise?
Joint palpated laterally over the posterior surface of the condyles with the mouth open.
Condyles are not symmetrical nor identical, True or False?
True
Dislocation of the TMJ is almost always … and occurs while …
Anteriorly
Laughing or yawning
What is dislocation also referred to as?
Open lock
Hypertranslation or hypermobility of the mandible is called?
Subluxation
Which component of the TMJ has the most vasculature and innervation?
Retrodiscal Tissue
omposed of dense fibrous connective tissue, and is positioned in between the condyle and the fossa, dividing the joint into superior and inferior spaces?
Articular Disk
What is the middle part of the articular disk called?
Thinner central intermediate zone
Which band, anterior or posterior, is the thicker of the two on the articular disk?
Posterior
What kind of tissue is attached to the posterior articular disk?
Retrodiscal tissue
What is attached/contiguous to the anterior band of the articular disk?
- Capsular ligament
- Condyle
- Superior belly of the Lateral Pterygoid