Background: The degenerative tissue changes in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders may affect articular cartilage and adjacent connective tissue responses. Different types of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in these changes….
Background and objectives: Superficial cervical muscles (sternocleoidomastoid and anterior scalene) have the greater electromyography (EMG) activity in myogenous and mixed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) than healthy, demonstrating an abnormal pattern of…
Background and objectives: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is a severe condition characterized by restriction of the mobility of the joint, secondary to the fibrous or bony adhesion of the disc-condyle…
Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy associated with psoriasis. PsA is classified among the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, characterized by joint destruction, extra-articular involvement (i.e. eye, gut, bowel, ureter),…
Condylar hyperplasia is represented by a wide spectrum of different clinical conditions characterized by the monolateral overgrowth of mandibular condyle. There many attempt of classifying these pathological overgrowth of the…
TMJ ankylosis is a serious and disabling condition especially in children that may cause problems in mastication, digestion, speech, appearance, mandibular growth and oral hygiene. Post operative physiotherapy has been…
Background and objectives: Authors presents their experiences to solve the functional and aesthetic sequels and problems for Sawhney type IV or total TMJ ankylosis patients. Methods: 15 patients between fifteen…
TMD (temporomandibular joint disorder) is a collective term used to describe a number of related disorders affecting the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ), masticatory muscles and associated structures, all of which have…
Objective: To assess the post-surgical outcome of six different surgical techniques for the management of ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Methods: Records of 467 joints undergoing surgery for ankylosis…
Background: Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) bone scintigraphy has been used to identify cases with condylar hyperplasia in mandibular asymmetry. A difference of uptake of more than 10% between…
Objective: Compare the outcomes of single-needle temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthrocenthsis (SNA) performed only once under local anaesthesia (LA) to two-needle TMJ arthrocenthesis (TNA) performed under general anaesthesia (GA) followed by…
Background and objectives: Facial trauma has been suggested as a possible aetiologic factor of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Trauma occurring in TMJ can be classified as macrotrauma and microtrauma by the…
Background and objectives: Conservative treatment has been traditionally considered as the primary treatment for the tempromandibular disorders (TMD). We aimed to assess the effectiveness of single needle tempromandibular joint (TMJ)…
Objective: Surgical application of zirconium oxide ceramic TMJ prosthesis for first time with outcomes showed acceptable improvements in terms of pain levels, jaw function and morphology. Method : Two cases…
Objectives: In the present study we set our experience in treatment 10 cases of condylar hyperplasia, their ages ranged from 17 to 35 years with a mean of 26 years….
Objective: To explore the surgical treatments for skull base malignant neoplasms. Methods: The study was conducted from January 2010 to January 2013. Totally 11 patients with skull base malignant neoplasms…
Background and objectives: The SPG plays a primary role in the pathogenesis of pain and autonomic symptoms associated with primary headaches. Our objective is to analyze the results from the…
Objectives: To analyze the surgical management of six trigeminal neurinomas and the different approaches performed by our neurosurgery and maxillofacial team. Material and methods: We present six cases of trigeminal…
Introduction: The facial translocation approach provides a good surgical exposure and tridimensional resection of tumours located in the nasopharynx and skull base. Our aim is to present our case series…
Aim: A new trans-oral surgical approach to the SPG has gained importance due to a new neurostimulation therapy for the treatment of CCH, which is in clinical trials currently. In…
