INTRODUCTION The most important functions of the temporomandibular joint TMJ are mastication and speech and are of great interest to dentists orthodontists clinicians and radiologists. This process involves an interaction among the muscles of mastication teeth tongue and the pair of temporomandibular joints. The Temporomandibular Joint Structure Function Teachmeanatomy Lubricate the joint and reduce the friction between the two articular surfaces 2. . The stylomandibular ligament arises from the styloid process and attaches to the mandibular angle. Ad Check out 9 it may change your Life. You have one joint on each side of your jaw. The temporomandibular joint TMJ is the ar- ticulation between jaw and head bilaterally. Its complexity leaves it prone to a number of pain responses and histological tissue changes. Describe the bones at this articulation and the muscles that act on them 1. Mandibular opening is...