Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that causes substantial changes in joint tissues, such as cartilage degeneration and subchondral bone sclerosis.
Felipe Ernesto Artuzi +4 more
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FasL Expression in Articular Discs of Human Temporomandibular Joint and Association with Osteoarthrosis [PDF]
Background Apoptosis is a programme of cell death which does not induce an inflammatory response. Recent previous research has suggested a correlation between temporomandibular internal derangement and apoptosis.
Alanis, Luciana Reis Azevedo +9 more
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Lubricin Immunohistochemical Expression in Human Temporomandibular Joint Disc with Internal Derangement [PDF]
Lubricin is a chondroprotective, mucinous glycoprotein which contribute to joint lubrication, especially to boundary lubrication and maintains joint integrity.
Almeida, Luis Eduardo +2 more
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are many non invasive treatment modalities for internal temporomandibular joint derangements described in the literature, including counseling, drug therapy, physical therapy and interocclusal devices.
Daniel Bonotto +3 more
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Classification of patients with knee osteoarthritis in clinical phenotypes: data from the osteoarthritis initiative [PDF]
ObjectivesThe existence of phenotypes has been hypothesized to explain the large heterogeneity characterizing the knee osteoarthritis. In a previous systematic review of the literature, six main phenotypes were identified: Minimal Joint Disease (MJD ...
A Courties +40 more
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Expression and Localization of aquaporin‐1 in Temporomandibular Joint Disc with Internal Derangement [PDF]
Background: Internal derangement is the most frequent arthropathy affecting the temporomandibular joint, where its commonest form is anterior disc displacement with or without reduction.
Almeida, Luis Eduardo +7 more
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Pathological calcification in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: Mechanisms and targeted therapeutic strategies [PDF]
Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis(TMJ-OA) is a chronic disorder characterized by degeneration of articular cartilage, pain, and functional impairment, with pathological calcification serving as a central pathological hallmark closely associated with
HAN Xiaoxiao, QIN Wenpin, JIAO Kai
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ADAM10 Localization in Temporomandibular Joint Disk with Internal Derangement: An Ex Vivo Immunohistochemical Study [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of ADAM10 in temporomandibular joint disk with internal derangement. Twenty-five paraffin blocks of displaced temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disk specimens from earlier investigations were retrieved ...
Almeida, Luis Eduardo +7 more
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Background/purpose: The value of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) projections of panoramic radiography for diagnosing TMJ osteoarthritis is not completely elucidated.
Yeong-Gwan Im +5 more
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Surgical Management of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis [PDF]
Relatively few patients develop such severe degenerative temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease that they require total joint replacement. Current indications include those conditions involving condylar bone loss such as degenerative (osteoarthritis) or ...
Andrew M. Felstead, Peter J. Revington
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