Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Source Publication

CRANIO®: The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice

Source ISSN

0886-9634

Abstract

Objective: MMP-13 performs digestion of collagen, which is a primary component of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) articular disc. This study evaluated the expression of MMP-13 in patients with anterior disc displacement with (ADDwR) and without reduction (ADDwoR), and in the presence of TMJ osteoarthrosis.

Methods: Thirty-nine human temporomandibular joint disc samples were collected and divided in two ways: ADDwR (21 samples), ADDwoR (10 samples), and a control group (8 samples); and with osteoarthrosis (10 samples) and without osteoarthrosis (29 samples). Immunostaining of the TMJ discs was statistically compared between the groups.

Results: There was no statistically significant difference for the area of MMP-13 immunostaining between the control group, ADDwR, and ADDwoR, nor between groups with and without osteoarthrosis.

Conclusion: This study suggests MMP-13 is not significantly involved in collagen degradation in human TMJ disc displacement or osteoarthrosis.

Comments

Accepted version. CRANIO®: The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice (2017). DOI. © 2017 Taylor & Francis. Used with permission.

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