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Temporomandibular Joint Disc MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. The disc is attached to the articular capsule and moves forward with the condyle in free opening and protrusion. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p92)
Entry Version
TMJ DISC
Entry Term(s)
Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joint Disk
Previous Indexing
Temporomandibular Joint (1966-1996)
Public MeSH Note
2012; see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK (1997-2011)
A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. The disc is attached to the articular capsule and moves forward with the condyle in free opening and protrusion. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p92)