Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2019
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
- Socket floor of the temporal bone
- Interarticular disk
- Distal slope of the articular tubercle
- Articular head
- Articular capsule
Correct answer
Interarticular disk
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