What is the mandibular condyl?
Mandibular condyl is a rounded projection at the end of the lower jaw or jaw. This particular part of the lower jaw articulates or connects to the skull. In fact, it is better known as the Conylid process that concerns the condyle itself and other parts of the lower jaw. The mandibular condyl greatly contributes to the ability to turn your head.
The lower jaw, from the side angle, resembles the shape of the letter L. At the top, located on the back, is a mandibular condyl. The area immediately below it is referred to as the neck of the condyloid process. It works as a tapered support system of the mandibular condyle.
It is a mandibular condyl that provides a connection to the temporomandibular joint or TMJ. This joint of the jaw is made of two bones: the jaw itself and the top time bone. It is located on the base and sides of the skull and supports the area between the eyes known as the temple. The articular disk that is a thin and oval structure composed of fibrocartilage helps create temporomandibular joint in jEho position between the jaw and the top time bone. The mandibular condyl provides the surface necessary for the joint disk to achieve this function.
Mandibular condyl also helps in connecting a temporomandibular ligament. Also known as the outer side ligament includes two thin and short fascicles. These fiber packages that form the temporomandibular liga are attached to the lower jaw of the neck of the condyloid process - more specifically on the side surface and the rear limit of the neck. The temporomandibular ligament helps to prevent the rear shift of the lower jaw, as well as the condyloid process that could go up, which could break the skull base in the case of a wound or some other force.
At the opposite end of the mandibular condyle, separated by a shape in the form known as a mandibular notch, is a coronoid. It is also referred to as the coronoid process or the coronoid process of the jaw. Thin and triangular, derives its name from the GreekWords korone , which means "like a crown". However, this part of the jaw is not as pronounced as the mandibular condyl, which is stronger and larger. Support for condyloid and coronoid processes is Ramus; This part has two surfaces and four boundaries and plays a role in the innervation of the jaw and the lower teeth it supports.