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

Interarticular disk

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