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Any feature not present in the original imaged object but that appears in a displayed image. An image artifact is sometimes the result of incorrect operation of the imager, and other times a consequence of natural processes or properties of the human body. It is important to be familiar with the appearance of artifacts because…

The contact relationships of mandibular teeth with maxillary teeth in excursive movements of the mandible. A junction or union between two or more bones. A skeletal joint. The location at which two or more bones make contact. Range of movement of the joints. A joint between two bones may be movable or immovable, but most…

Ink‐impregnated paper or silk ribbon used to identify contacting occlusal or incisal surfaces.  

Ink‐coated paper strips used to locate and mark occlusal contacts. Paper coated on one or both sides with a pigment that marks the teeth when their occlusal surfaces contact the paper. This allows the contact points of the teeth to be demonstrated.  

A ring of fibrocartilage that separates the articular surfaces of a joint. Fibrous connective tissue that separates temporomandibular joint cavity into two compartments. Also called the meniscus. Fibrous connective tissue between two bony structures to reduce abrasion and friction located in a joint cavity. The biconcave oval disk of fibrous connective tissue that separates the…

A thin layer of hyaline cartilage located on the joint surfaces of some bones, not found on the articular surfaces of the temporomandibular joints which is covered with an avascular fibrous tissue. A layer of cartilage at the end of a bone where it forms a joint with another bone. The smooth, nonvascular, dense connective…

The fibrous ligament that encloses a joint and limits its motion. It is lined with synovial membrane. A protective casing of tissue encircling a mobile joint, comprised of an outer layer consisting of white fibrous tissue and an inner synovial membrane responsible for producing a lubricating fluid within the joint.  

A degenerative disease of a joint. A joint or articulation. The degeneration of a joint.  

Surgical formation or restoration of a joint. Surgical reconstruction or replacement of a diseased joint. Any operation or surgical procedure designed to reconstruct a joint. A surgical operation to repair or replace a joint. Surgical reconstruction or replacement of a joint that is congenitally malformed or that has degenerated as a result of injury or…