Alterations of the Temporomandibular Joint on Magnetic Resonance Imaging according to Growth and Development in Schoolchildren

Tatsurou Tanaka; Tetsuro Konoo; Manabu Habu; Masafumi Oda; Shinji Kito; Masaaki Kodama; Shinya Kokuryo; Nao Wakasugi-Sato; Shinobu Matsumoto-Takeda; Ikuko Nishida; Kazumasa Morikawa; Katsura Saeki; Kenshi Maki; Kazuhiro Tominaga; Shin-ichi Masumi; Masamichi Terashita; Yasuhiro Morimoto

doi:10.1155/2012/695136

International Journal of Dentistry (Jan 2012)

Alterations of the Temporomandibular Joint on Magnetic Resonance Imaging according to Growth and Development in Schoolchildren

Tatsurou Tanaka,
Tetsuro Konoo,
Manabu Habu,
Masafumi Oda,
Shinji Kito,
Masaaki Kodama,
Shinya Kokuryo,
Nao Wakasugi-Sato,
Shinobu Matsumoto-Takeda,
Ikuko Nishida,
Kazumasa Morikawa,
Katsura Saeki,
Kenshi Maki,
Kazuhiro Tominaga,
Shin-ichi Masumi,
Masamichi Terashita,
Yasuhiro Morimoto

Affiliations

Tatsurou Tanaka: Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Tetsuro Konoo: Department of Clinical Communication and Practice, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Manabu Habu: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Masafumi Oda: Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Shinji Kito: Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Masaaki Kodama: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Shinya Kokuryo: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Nao Wakasugi-Sato: Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Shinobu Matsumoto-Takeda: Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Ikuko Nishida: Department of Growth and Development of Function, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Kazumasa Morikawa: Department of Growth and Development of Function, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Katsura Saeki: Department of Growth and Development of Function, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Kenshi Maki: Department of Growth and Development of Function, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Kazuhiro Tominaga: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Shin-ichi Masumi: Department of Oral Functional Reconstruction, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Masamichi Terashita: Department of Clinical Communication and Practice, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
Yasuhiro Morimoto: Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/695136
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2012

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The paper explains the alterations of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) visualized by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) according to the growth and development of schoolchildren. Appearance and disappearance of a “double contour-like structure” (DCLS) of the mandibular condyle on MRI according to the growth and development of schoolchildren were demonstrated. In addition, possible constituents of DCLS and the significance of detection of DCLS on MRI were also speculated. The relationship between red marrow and yellow marrow in the articular eminence of temporal bone, the disappearance of DCLS, and alterations of the mandibular condyle have been elucidated.

Published in International Journal of Dentistry

ISSN: 1687-8728 (Print); 1687-8736 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/6164

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