Traumatic temporomandibular joint bony ankylosis in growing rats

• Main Authors: Zhen Ma (Author), Yiming Wang (Author), Yang Xue (Author), Wuyang Zhang (Author), Dengke Li (Author), Yuan Li (Author), Guowei Li (Author), Hongzhi Zhou (Author), Xiangxiang Hu (Author), Tiange Deng (Author), Kaijin Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The pathogenesis of traumatic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) bony ankylosis remains unknown. This study aimed to explore the pathogenesis of traumatic TMJ bony ankylosis in a rat model. Methods Twenty-four 3-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. Excision of th...