Prevalence of the types of the petrotympanic fissure in the temporomandibular joint dysfunction

• Published in: Acta Radiologica
• Main Authors: Çakur, Binali, Sümbüllü, Muhammed Akif, Durna, Doğan, Akgül, Hayati Murat
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2011
• Subjects: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging; General Medicine; Radiological and Ultrasound Technology; Fossa; DML
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ar.2011.100409; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/ar.2011.100409; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1258/ar.2011.100409

Background Petrotympanic fissure (PTF) is a fissure in the temporal bone that runs from the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) to the tympanic cavity (TC). In PTF, the discomallear ligament (DML) connects the malleus in the tympanic cavity and the articular disc and capsule of the temporomandibular joint...