A rabbit model to investigate temporomandibular joint osteochondral regeneration

Author(s):  
Joao L.G.C. Monteiro ◽  
Toru Takusagawa ◽  
Belmiro C.E. Vasconcelos ◽  
Sara I. Pai ◽  
Joseph P. McCain ◽  
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Author(s):  
Sarah E. Henderson ◽  
Alejandro J. Almarza ◽  
Scott Tashman ◽  
Amy L. McCarty

Degeneration of the articulating surfaces and pain associated with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction are the primary symptoms of TMJ disorders (TMDs), where normal life activities such as eating, talking, and even sleeping may be drastically impaired [1–3]. To accelerate the discovery of effective therapeutic interventions for the treatment of TMD pain, we have been establishing a novel non-invasive approach for objectively assessing the presence of joint hypersensitivity. Our approach to identify chronic joint pain is based on evidence that all of the etiological factors associated with TMD pain implicate remodeling and degeneration of the joint in response to alterations in motion and loading. The injury model used for this study was a reversible, mechanical model through splint placement on the molars. It is hypothesized that arthrokinematic analysis will identify a specific pattern of functional changes that constitute a signature for the presence of irreversible damage.


Author(s):  
Steven B. Nicoll ◽  
Christopher K. Hee ◽  
Martin B. Davis ◽  
Beth A. Winkelstein

Orofacial pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a significant clinical problem [1]. The pathophysiologic and cellular mediators that underlie the development of such chronic orofacial pain are not well understood, nor has a relationship to mechanical loading been defined. Several experimental models have been developed to examine causative factors in TMJ OA progression and joint pathology. Such models often involve intra-articular injections or surgical manipulation of tissue structures in order to alter joint kinematics and stability [2–6]. For example, severing of the discal attachments followed by anterior displacement of the disc has been employed in a rabbit model, while disc perforation and scraping of the condylar surface have been used in sheep models to induce OA symptoms [2,3]. A limitation of the above approaches is that they introduce artificial damage to the joint structures and do not approximate the clinical disorder of mechanically-induced TMJ OA. Therefore, the goal of this pilot study was to develop a novel model of TMJ OA via non-invasive and mechanically relevant methods that could produce behavioral hypersensitivity (mechanical allodynia) suggestive of pain symptoms and histological changes in the TMJ consistent with osteoarthritic pathology.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 11115-11132
Author(s):  
Yiying Qi ◽  
Wenkan Zhang ◽  
Guoqi Li ◽  
Lie Niu ◽  
Yuxiang Zhang ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 591
Author(s):  
S.Y. Zhang ◽  
C. Yang ◽  
K.J. Wei ◽  
Y.J. Xu ◽  
Y.T. Qiu ◽  
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