Experimental study on autotransplantation of costochondral graft in the defects in temporomandibular joint / 实用口腔医学杂志
Journal of Practical Stomatology
;
(6)2000.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-538776
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To observe the effects of autotransplantatio n of costochondral graft in the defects in temporomandibular joint.Methods:
Twenty New Zealand white rabbits aged 3 months were div ided into 4 groups the animals in group A received autotransplantation of 4 mm costochondral graft and in group B received that of 1 mm after excision of the disk, condyle and upper part of the ramus. The rabbits in group C received the same excision operation without graft transplantation as surgical controls and those in group D were used as healthy controls. Samples of temporomandibula r joint were obtained and examined by X-ray cephalometry and histopathology.Results:
Cephalometric measurements revealed that height of the mandibles on left side was significantly shorter than that on right sid e in group B and C(P
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
Year:
2000
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Article
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