Association between the Prominence of the Articular Eminence and Displaced TMJ Disks

Correlation between articular eminence steepness measured with cone-beam computed tomography and clinical dysfunction index in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction

“…40 Many other studies represented a steeper slope in the patients with anterior disk displacement than the control group. 25,26 However, Ren et al found articular eminence inclination to be higher in symptom-free patients than in patients with TMJ disorder. 41 Similarly, Keller and Carano found that the angle between occlusal plane and the slope of the eminence was significantly lower in patients with TMD than in symptom-free group.…”

“…19,20 Similarly, associations between articular eminence slope and gender, 1,3 age, 1,3 ethnicity, 5 osteoarthritic changes of condyles, 21 disk displacement. 25,26 However, other investigators failed to demonstrate a clear relationship between the angle of the articular eminence and the severity of TMD using CBCT. 6,9 Many authors believe the requisite of a standardized index for classification of patients with signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders to measure and compare the severity of TMJ disorders in different populations and to assess the improvement of patients' condition after treatment and also a useful implement to study etiological factors.…”

Evaluation of Articular Eminence Morphology and Inclination in TMJ Internal Derangement Patients with MRI

“…Although articular eminence morphology was stated as an aetiological factor in the development of TMJ ID in several articles (Hall et al, 1985;Sato et al, 1999;Sülün et al, 2001), there are authors who did not support these results too (Galante et al, 1995;Ren et al, 1995;Kinniburgh et al, 2000;Kurita et al, 2000a.). Additionally, it is argued that articular eminence flattening can be a result of internal disorders (Kurita et al, 2000b;Emshoff et al, 2003).…”

Eminectomy and plication of the posterior disc attachment following arthrotomy for temporomandibular joint internal derangement

“…All joints (apart from the two with a pneumatized eminence) had eminence reduction in keeping with Weinberg's approach (1984). Atkinson and Bates (1983) and Hall et al (1985), who have shown a relationship between prominence of the articular eminence and the development of temporomandibular joint internal derangement, justify this technique. As in other reports (Leopard, 1984;Moloney, 1984;Paesani et al, 1992), there was a predominance of female patients presenting with TMJ symptoms and progressing to surgery in this study.…”