Management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is challenging for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon because it involves the mouth opening, dentofacial deformity, diet problem, and quality of life. Although surgical techniques to treat TMJ ankylosis have improved, reankylosis is a persistent problem. The temporalis myofascial flap provides good material for interpositional arthroplasty, ...

Objective:To determine dentition related problems in patients with TMJ ankylosis and to establish effect of on ramus height.Material method:This descriptive study was conducted at Khyber College Dentistry, Peshawar Pakistan, from July 2020 2021. Medical records Cone beam computed tomography 20 the diagnosis temporomandibular joint were included study.Results: Most presented unilateral (n=15, 75...

BACKGROUND Orotracheal intubation in dogs is a common and easily-performed procedure that provides a patent airway during anaesthesia. In dogs with temporomandibular joint ankylosis or pseudo-ankylosis, airway management can be a challenging procedure since these dogs have a limited ability to open their mouth. Methods to provide safe, uneventful intubation in such patients may include minimall...

Temporomandibular joint ankylosis is defined as bony or fibrous adhesion of the anatomic joint components accompanied by a limitation in opening the mouth, causing difficulties with mastication, speaking and oral hygiene as well as inadvertently influencing mandibular growth. Surgical treatment procedures include arthroplasty of the joint cavity with or without a reconstruction and a coronoidec...

INTRODUCTION Studies in the spontaneous ankylosis model in aging male DBA/1 mice and in patients with ankylosing spondylitis provide evidence that inflammation and new tissue formation leading to joint or spine ankylosis are likely linked but largely uncoupled processes. We previously proposed the 'entheseal stress' hypothesis that defines microdamage or cell stress in the enthesis as a trigger...

We have reviewed the clinical and experimental reports regarding interpositional arthroplasty materials in the treatment of temporomandibular joint(TMJ) ankylosis. The aim of this review is to determine what constitutes an ideal interpositional material and whether any of the existing materials reported in the literature provide all requirements of an effective disc substitute following the sur...

AIM To study incidence and distribution of deciduous molar ankylosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS study design: longitudinal retrospective study. A total of 512 consecutive subjects (aged 5 to 15 years) were examined at the Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry Department of the Genoa University School of Dentistry; for each subject an ortopantomography x-ray was taken. RESULTS Thirty-four childr...

CASE SUMMARY A 2-year-old, intact female domestic longhair cat was referred for surgical treatment after diagnosis of closed jaw locking secondarily to right temporomandibular joint ankylosis and left pseudoankylosis. The animal underwent successful surgical management with bilateral excision arthroplasty followed by interposition of a temporal superficial myofascial flap. Immediately after sur...

INTRODUCTION Temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis is a common cause of acquired deformity in children. PURPOSE Surgical correction of the ankylosis only leaves the patient with an uncorrected mandibular deformity. This study was to evaluate the use of distraction osteogenesis for simultaneous correction of the mandibular deformity. MATERIAL This study was done on six children with temporo-man...