The discomaleollar ligament is not described in the anatomy textbooks but was demonstrated by Pinto (1962) and others. It is a ligamentous structure connecting the malleus in the tympanic cavity and the articular disc and the capsule of the temporomandibular joint. This anatomical relationship between the middle ear and temporomandibular joint is supposed to be one of the explanations for the o...

Introduction: The most often derangement is disc malposition in relation with mandible condyle and temporal bone. The aim of the study: The aim of this study is to explain the histological changes in loaded and malposition temporomandibular disc in patients with jaw joint disorders.Material and Methods: The examination is done over a group of four female patients with temporomandibular joint di...

Patients having complete dentures with reduced vertical dimension generally do not manifest Temporomandibular Joint problems. It is understood as to why the closure of jaws in dentulous individuals can predispose problems, while same etiology edentulous subjects does cause any concern. This study was planned find out prevalence various dysfunction signs who were for a period 6 months 2 year. Th...

The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic value of pressure algometry in temporomandibular disorders. Two hundred volunteers aged 19.3 to 27.8 (mean 21.50, SD 0.97) participated in this study. An analogue pressure algometer was used for the evaluation of muscle tenderness of the following masticatory muscles: superficial and deep parts of the masseter muscle; anterior and posterior p...