Morphometric evaluation of condylar cartilage of growing rats in response to mandibular retractive forces

• Main Authors: Milena Peixoto Nogueira de Sá (Author), Jacqueline Nelisis Zanoni (Author), Carlos Luiz Fernandes de Salles (Author), Fabrício Dias de Souza (Author), Uhana Seifert Guimarães Suga (Author), Raquel Sano Suga Terada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: The mandibular condylar surface is made up of four layers, i.e., an external layer composed of dense connective tissue, followed by a layer of undifferentiated cells, hyaline cartilage and bone. Few studies have demonstrated the behavior of the condylar cartilage when the mandible is p...