Clinical observation of ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint by orthopantomography.
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A clinical study on temporomandibular joint ankylosis.
OBJECTIVE Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis results from trauma, infection and inadequate surgical treatment of the condylary area. Many techniques for treatment have been described so far. However, none of them gave uniformly successful results. A limited range of intrinsical opening due to relapse, loss of vertical height of the affected ramus, foreign body reactions and reankylosis are...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 1985
ISSN: 2186-1579,0021-5163
DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.31.88