Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
1-4-2011
Publisher
Wiley
Source Publication
Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine
Source ISSN
0904-2542
Abstract
Internal derangement (ID) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is due to an abnormal relationship of the articular disc to the mandibular condyle, glenoid fossa and articular eminence. The two most common types of internal derangement are anterior disc displacement with (ADDwR) and without reduction (ADDwoR). Disc displacement is associated with degenerative tissue changes. The histological features of discs from patients with TMJ ID reflect a general remodelling caused by abnormal loading. A correlation has been demonstrated between TMJ ID and apoptosis. Few investigations have addressed the role of apoptosis or caspase activity in TMJ ID. The apoptosis activation process was studied in different areas of discs from 18 patients with ID (both ADDwR and ADDwoR) and four cadavers (controls), with emphasis on the expression of caspase 3, whose activation makes the death process irreversible. The results showed a greater proportion of caspase 3‐positive cells in ADDwR and ADDwoR than in control discs. Immunopositivity also varied between disc areas; in particular, in ADDwoR sections labelled cells were significantly more numerous (P < 0.01) in the posterior disc attachment than in the anterior and intermediate bands. In addition, a significantly greater proportion of labelled cells was seen in the anterior (+) and intermediate (++) band of ADDwR compared with ADDwoR discs both bands (P < 0.05). These data suggest the importance of programmed cell death in the progression of TMJ ID.
Recommended Citation
Loreto, Carla; Almeida, Luis Eduardo; Trevilatto, Paula C.; and Leonardi, Rosalia, "Apoptosis in Displaced Temporomandibular Joint Disc with and without Reduction: An Immunohistochemical Study" (2011). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 338.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/338
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, Vol 40, No. 1 (January 2011): 103-110. DOI. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Used with permission.
Louis Eduardo Almeida was affiliated with Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Pontifical Catholic, University of Panarà, Curitibe, Brazil at the time of publication.