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Regional Dependence in Biphasic Transversely Isotropic Parameters in the Porcine Temporomandibular Joint Disc and Mandibular Condylar Cartilage.

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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (TMDs) are not well understood and the mechanical differences between the regions of the mandibular condylar cartilage and the TMJ disc have not been thoroughly compared.… Click to show full abstract

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (TMDs) are not well understood and the mechanical differences between the regions of the mandibular condylar cartilage and the TMJ disc have not been thoroughly compared. As of now, there are no commercially available regenerative therapies for the TMJ. Elucidating the mechanical properties of these two structures of the articulating joint will help future efforts in developing tissue engineering treatments of the TMJ. In this study, we evaluate the compressive properties of the porcine disc and mandibular condylar cartilage by performing unconfined compression at 10% strain with 4.5%/min strain rate. Punches (4mm biopsy) from both tissues were taken from 5 different regions of both the MCC and TMJ: anterior, posterior, lateral, medial, and central. The data from the experiment was then fit to an equation following the biphasic transversely isotropic model. Coefficients of this fitted equation were then used to characterize the viscoelastic properties of both the TMJ disc and cartilage. From the results found in the disc, it was found that the posterior region had the highest values in multiple viscoelastic parameters when compared to the other regions. The mandibular condylar cartilage was only found to be significantly different in the transverse modulus between the posterior and lateral regions. Both the TMJ disc and MCC had similar magnitudes of values and behavior under this testing modality.

Keywords: mandibular condylar; temporomandibular joint; biphasic transversely; disc mandibular; condylar cartilage; cartilage

Journal Title: Journal of biomechanical engineering
Year Published: 2020

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