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Descriptor English: Temporomandibular Joint
Descriptor Spanish: Articulación Temporomandibular
Descriptor articulación temporomandibular
Entry term(s) ATM
Scope note: Articulación entre el cóndilo de la mandíbula y el tubérculo articular del hueso temporal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Articulação Temporomandibular
Descriptor French: Articulation temporomandibulaire
Entry term(s): Joint, Temporomandibular
Joints, Temporomandibular
TMJ
Temporomandibular Joints
Tree number(s): A02.835.583.861
A14.907
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013704
Scope note: An articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Centric Relation MeSH
DeCS ID: 14082
Unique ID: D013704
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Temporomandibular Joint - Preferred
Concept UI M0021152
Scope note An articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.
Preferred term Temporomandibular Joint
Entry term(s) Joint, Temporomandibular
Joints, Temporomandibular
TMJ
Temporomandibular Joints



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