Long-Term Stability in Temporomandibular Joint Replacement: A Review of Related Variables.

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a key component of the stomatognathic system, playing a major role in maintaining mandibular stability and function. Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a prevalent disease in the world, with surgical treatment being reserved for complex cases or end-stage TMJ disease. A narrative review was conducted to describe the quantitative and qualitative factors that affect TMJ prosthesis stability.

Structural and biochemical characterization of iminodiacetate oxidase from Chelativorans sp. BNC1.

Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) is the most abundant organic pollutant in surface water because of its extensive usage and the recalcitrance of stable metal-EDTA complexes. A few bacteria including Chelativorans sp. BNC1 can degrade EDTA with a monooxygenase to ethylenediaminediacetate (EDDA) and then use iminodiacetate oxidase (IdaA) to further degrade EDDA into ethylenediamine in a two-step oxidation.