This is a randomized controlled trial which assessed the effectiveness of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection (IAHA) in chronic symptomatic temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Forty four patients with chronic symptomatic TMJ were…
Purpose: To introduce an advanced anchor technique for internal derangement of temporomandibular joint. Methods: Consecutive 177 patients (232 TMJs) diagnosed as ID, through clinical examinations and MRI, were treated with…
Noma is a quickly spreading orofacial gangrene occurring in malnourished children weakened by disease. In the past common in Europe the disease is still present in (mainly) Africa. The World…
Objective: To determine the cost effectiveness of arthrocentesis as initial treatment compared to care as usual (CAU) for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthralgia. Materials and methods: 80 patients were randomly allocated…
We retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of one surgeon’s experience over 7 years of open surgical management of TMD following failure to respond to arthroscopy to identify which patients benefit from…
Background and objectives: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) prevalence is higher in females than males (with ratio between 3:1 and 9:1). Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multisystem disease and characterized with…
Purpose: To evaluate sternoclavicular graft (SCG) as an adaptive centre for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) reconstruction in TMJ ankylosis. Patients and methods: A retrospective analysis of 27 cases of ankylosed temporomandibular…
Patients with end stage degenerative, rheumatoid and ankylotic disease of the TMJ can be successfully managed with total prosthetic replacement. There is little understanding of the factors responsible for dislocation…
Artificial replacement of the human TMJ is used as the last possibility in severe TMJ destruction. But history of the TMJ replacement was shaped by multiple failures based on unsufficient…
Introduction: Nowadays, the surgical approach of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder is controversed, the extensive TMJ disease with failure of conservatory treatment are treated by different surgical ways: conservatory arthroplasty…
