Temporomandibular joint: an anatomical approach method

Abstract

After this, for both sides, we traced a line from this point up to the midpoint of the margin that separates the anterior cranial fossa from the middle cranial fossa; this margin being formed by the smaller wing of the sphenoid bone and by the horizontal lamina of the frontal bone (Figure 2). Based on these reference lines, we made the cuts of the part, which resulted in three segments: A central segment with a triangular shape and two lateral segments (Figure 3).