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Viscoelastic Properties of the Pig Temporomandibular Joint Articular Soft Tissues of the Condyle and Disc

Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Shikata-cho 2-5-1, Okayama 700, Japan

M. Shinoda

Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Shikata-cho 2-5-1, Okayama 700, Japan

M.G. Orsini

Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Shikata-cho 2-5-1, Okayama 700, Japan

A. Yamashita

Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Shikata-cho 2-5-1, Okayama 700, Japan

It has been suggested that a sustained loading condition such as clenching could compress the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) articular soft tissues. However, there is still no clear understanding of how the TM joint articular tissues respond under compression. To answer this question, we performed in vitro indentation tests on fresh articular discs and cartilage-bone systems of the condyles of 10 Yorkshire pigs (aged 7 months) using a self-developed indentation tester. The indenter was 5 mm in diameter and was controlled by means of a computer-aided feedback mechanism. Bilateral condyles from the same mandible were uniformly prepared; one was used for measurements under sustained compression (SC) and the other for measurements under intermittent compression (IC). The displacements of the indenter induced by a SC of 10, 20, and 30 Newtons (N, units of force) for 10 min and by an IC, also of 10, 20, and 30 N, with one-second duration and two-second intervals for 10 min were measured by means of a displacement sensor with a resolution of 0.001 mm. From these data, the indentation curves of the articular discs and the cartilage-bone systems were calculated. Both the disc and the articular cartilage showed characteristic displacement vs. time curves-namely, an instantaneous deformation upon load application, followed by a time-dependent creep phase of asymptotically increasing deformation under constant load. However, the indentation curves of the two tissues were not identical: The deformation of the articular cartilage was dose-dependent, but that of the disc was not. Moreover, the articular cartilage deformed significantly less under IC than under SC. This difference was not found in the disc. It can be concluded that both the disc and the articular cartilage of the pig temporomandibular joint have viscoelastic properties against compression; however, the disc is stiffer than the articular cartilage.

Key Words: temporomandibular joint • articular disc • articular cartilage • viscoelastic properties.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 76, No. 11, 1760-1769 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345970760110701


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