Abstract

The cartilage of the mandibular condyle is locatedbeneath the fibrous articular layer and undergoes atro-phic changes, assuming endochondral bone growthor adaptive growth, according to the absence or pres-ence of functional demand. Normal condylar growthfollows a sequence of transitory stages that are de-fined by molecules synthesized by undifferentiatedmesenchymal cells and differentiating chondrocytes.

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