Effect of functional shift of the mandible on lubrication of the temporomandibular joint

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• 作者：Ikuko Kure-Hattori ; Ippei Watari ; Maki Takei ; Yuji Ishida ; Ikuo Yonemitsu ; Takashi Ono
• 关键词：Temporomandibular joint ; Lubrication ; Malocclusion
• 刊名：Archives of Oral Biology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：July, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：57
• 期：7
• 页码：987-994
• 全文大小：968 K

文摘

Lubrication of synovial joints reduces the coefficient of friction of the articular cartilage surface. To investigate the effect of malocclusion on the lubrication of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), we evaluated lubricin expression in the rat TMJ immunohistochemically, under conditions of functional lateral shift of the mandible, during period of growth. Thirty 5-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into experimental, recovery, and control groups. Each rt in the experimental and recovery groups was fitted with an acrylic-plate guiding appliance. The rats in the experimental and control groups were killed at 14 and 28 days after the appliance was attached. Each rat in the recovery group was detached from the appliance at 14 days, and was killed 14 days after the appliance was removed. In the experimental group, the expression of lubricin staining in TMJ cartilage was significantly decreased during the experimental period. In the recovery group, the expression of lubricin staining in TMJ cartilage was significantly greater than in the experimental group, and there was no significant difference at 28 days between the control and recovery groups. Analysis of these data suggests that a functional lateral shift of the mandible during the growth period influences lubrication of the TMJ.