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The Mandibular Condylar Cartilage: a Review

Published by: International Journal of Jaw Functional Orthopedics (2004)

The condylar cartilage is the most important growing site in the mandible. This does not deny that other areas play an important role in mandibular growth, and influence the amount and direction of that growth. However, the condylar cartilage is responsible for the final length of the mandible. The purpose of this paper is to review the actual knowledge about the physiology of the mandibular condylar cartilage and how this cartilage responds to extrinsic and intrinsic stimulus.

Author: Dr. German O. Ramirez-Yañez

germàn o ramirez-yañez, mandibular growth, intrinsic stimulus, condylar cartilage