TMJ Flashcards
opening and closing
Hinge (rotational)
downward and forward, complex
Gliding (translational)
Mandibular fossa boundaries
Anterior:articular eminence
External: Middle root of zygoma and auditory processes
Posterior : Tympanic plate of petrous portion of temporal bone
Joint capsule inner
Synovial
Joint capsule outer
Fibrous
Joint capsule blood supply
Maxilliary A, Temporal A,Masseteric A
mandibular ligament Origin and insertion and function
O: articular tubercle
I:posterior surface of the condyle
F: restrict backward and inferior movement of mandible to prevent dislocation during forward
Lower joint space function
Hinge: opening and closing
Upper joint space
Transitional: downward and forward
Temporalis OINA
O: temporalis surface of frontal bone
I: coronoid process of mandible
A: rasises and retract mandible
Internal pterygoid OINA
O: pterygoid fossa of pterygoid process
I: pterygoid tuberosity of mandible
A: raises angle of mandible
Masseter OINA
O: pterygoid fossa of pterygoid process
I: pterygoid tuberosity of mandible
A: raises angle of mandible
Lateral pterygoid OINA
O: infra temporal crest of greater wing of sphenoid bone
I: neck of mandible
A:unilateral contraction pulls mandible to opposite side
Lateral pterygoid functions:
SH AND IH
SH: elevation and medial
IH: depression and protrusion
Static
Not moving