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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2016

A 40-year-old patient complains of pain in the tragus area, clicking during mouth opening, stuffed ears. Objectively: the face is symmetrical, mouth opening path is straight. Dentition defect can be estimated as the I class by Kennedy; the 18, 17, 16, 26, 27, 28 teeth are absent. In this case the load would be the most traumatizing for the following anatomical structure

Answer options

  1. Interarticular disk
  2. Distal slope of the articular tubercle
  3. Articular head
  4. Articular capsule
  5. Socket floor of the temporal bone
Correct answer

Interarticular disk

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