2. Introduction
Synovial joint of the condylar variety.
Formed by head of the condyle and glenoid fossa
of the temporal bone
Glynglimoarthroidal joint – sliding hinge joint
3. The components of tm joint
Articular surface
Articular disc
ligaments
4. Articular surface
1 Upper articular surface
(formed by parts of temporal bone)
articular eminence Anterior part of
mandibular fossa
2. Inferior articular surface formed by the head of the
mandible
3.Articular surface is covered by fibrocartilage
5. Articular disc
Oval fibrous plate
Divides the joint cavity into an upper and a lower
compartment
Upper compartment- gliding movement
Lower compartment- rotatory as well as gliding
movements
Periphery is attached to the fibrous capsule
7. Fibrous capsule
It is attached
above to the articular tubercle, the cicumference
of the mandibular fossa and the squamotympanic
fissure
Below to the neck of mandible
The capsule is loose above the intra articular disc
and tight below it
Synovial membrane lines the fibrous capsule and
the neck of mandible
8. Lateral (tmj) ligament
Reinforces and strengthens the lateral part of the
capsular ligament
Fibers directed downwards and backwards
Attached above to the articular tubercle
Below to the posterolateral aspect of the neck of
the mandible
9. Sphenomandibular ligament
Acessory ligament ,lies on a deep plan away
from the fibrous capsule
Attached superiorly to the spine of the
sphenoid
And inferiorly to the lingula of the mandibular
foramen
Remant of the dorsal part of meckel’s
cartilage
10. The ligament is related laterally to
The lateral pterygoid
The auriculotemporal nerve
The maxillary artery
Inferio alvelar nerves and vessels
Related medially to
The meial pterygoid
The chorda tympani nerve
The wall of the pharynx
Pierced by mylohyoid nerves and vessels near its
lower end
11. Stylomandibular ligament
Accessory ligament of the joint
Represents a thickened part of the deep cervical
fascia which separates the parotid and
submandibular salivary glands
Attached above to the lateral surface of the styloid
process
Below to the angle and posterior border of the
ramus of the mandible
12. Relations of temporomandibular
joint
Lateral
a. skin and fasciae
b. parotid gland
c. temporal branches of the facial nerve
Medial
a. the tympanic plate separates the joint from the
internal carotid artery
b. spine of the sphenoid
c. the auriculotemporal and chorda tympani nerves
d. midle meningeal artery
13. Anterior
A. lateral pterygoid
B. massetric nerves and vessels
Posterior
a. the parotid gland separates the joint from the
external auditory meatus
b. superficial temporal vessels
c. auriculotemporal nerve
Superior
a. middle cranial fossa
b. middle meningeal vessels
Inferior
a. maxillary artery and vein
14. Blood supply
Branches from superficial temporal and
maxillary arteries
Nerve supply
a. auriculotemporal nerve
b. masseteric nerve