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SYNTHESIS LECTURES ON TISSUE ENGINEERING TISS...

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a site of intense morbidity for millions of people 
especially young  pre-menopausal women. Central to TMJ afflictions are the cartilaginous
tissues of the TMJ  especially those of the disc and condylar cartilage  which play crucial
roles in normal function of this unusual joint. Damage or disease to these tissues
significantly impacts a patient's quality of life by making common activities such as talking
and eating difficult and painful. Unfortunately  these tissues have limited ability to heal 
necessitating the development of treatments for repair or replacement. The burgeoning field of
tissue engineering holds promise that replacement tissues can be constructed in the laboratory
to recapitulate the functional requirements of native tissues. This book outlines the
biomechanical  biochemical  and anatomical characteristics of the disc and condylar cartilage 
and also provides a historical perspective of past and current TMJ treatments and previous
tissue engineering efforts. This book was written to serve as a reference for researchers
seeking to learn about the TMJ  for undergraduate and graduate level courses  and as a
compendium of TMJ tissue engineering design criteria.Table of Contents: The Temporomandibular
Joint   Fibrocartilage of the TMJ Disc   Cartilage of the Mandibular Condyle   Tissue
Engineering of the Disc   Tissue Engineering of the Mandibular Condyle   Current Perspectives

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