Mandibular ramus condyle and glenoid fossa dimensions as predictor of age and gender in central indian population ctbased retrospective age cohort study

Abstract

In the human body only joint where both joints move in coordination is the newlinetemporomandibular joint (TMJ) e.g. during speech, mastication, swallowing etc. This newlinejoint is formed by the articular eminence of temporal bone, glenoid fossa and condylar newlineprocess of the mandible. Because TMJ has unique biomechanical properties, newlineanatomical and histological characteristics compared to other joints1. The joint surface newlineof the condyle is mildly convex in the mediolateral direction and convex in the newlineanteroposterior direction. The condylar process may also take numerous forms and newlinetake distinct modifications1,2. The joint surface of the mandibular fossa, which has a newlineconcave form, is 3-4 times greater than the mandibular head newline