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Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and the brain stem reticular formation
Author(s) -
Griffin C. J.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1964.tb02128.x
Subject(s) - griffin , embryology , temporomandibular joint , anatomy , medicine , art , dentistry , classics
Consideration of certain symptoms of temporomandibular joint (T.M.J.) dysfunction indicates that the basis of the symptomatology is concerned with a disturbance of proprioception at a mid-brain level. It is known that tfce_lig£uo-mandibular r*fiex_Js mediated by the reticular formation^of the brain stem<» and tnat proprioceptive impulses from the fifth ne,rve_play_an important role in maintaining the_ i°-»icĵ UTt̂ ^ t̂he_b»to stem_reticujar formation. In this respect Brodal<» states: 'From an anatomical point of view it is reasonable to assume that in addition to exteroceptive proprioceptive impulses entering by direct spino-cerebellar reticular tracts, the ^he same kind may be