Introduction: The evidence regarding the long term outcome of TMJ is sparse in the English scientific literature. A retrospective audit into documentation regarding TMJ patients in a large regional maxillofacial…
Background and objectives: Unilateral condylar hyperplasia (UCH) is a growth disorder affecting the mandible, with an unknown pathophysiology and aetiology. Micro-computed tomography (microCT) has been established as an accurate and…
Background and objectives: Costochondral graft can be performed in adults and children, for the treatment of mandibular hypoplasia or for temporomandibular joint replacement in congenital (otomandibular dysplasia) or acquired disorders…
Background and objectives: Idiopathic condylar resorption (ICR) mainly occurs in mandibular retrognathic patients who show high mandibular plane angle. The etiology of ICR is multifactorial, and hypoestogenemia is suggested as…
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the changes in the oral health related quality of life in patients with temporomandibular joints disorders following arthrocentesis. The oral health…
Background and objectives: Hyperplasia and osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle are both rare conditions. In the adult, surgical treatment is the same for both conditions: resection of the mandibular condyle…
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of using digital occlusal splint in the simultaneous treatment of children temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis with jaw bone deformities. Methods: Two children with unilateral TMJ…
Osteochondroma of mandibular condyle (OMC) is the most common benign lesion of the temporomandibular joint that causes growth of the mandibular condyle, ramus elongation and secondary facial dismorfosis. The diagnosis…
Patients who have anterior disc dislocation without reduction associated with functional limitations and/or pain, may be an indication of surgical treatment of TMJ. The main technique for this framework is…
Nitric oxide is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of temporomandibular joint internal derangement. The published papers in this field led us to develop this study which aim was…
Contributing factors to arthritides of the temporomandibular joint remain unclear in the twenty-first century. This abstract advances the medical model in describing thrombophilia, hypercoagulability, and endothelial dysfunction as a major…
Introduction: The aim of this retrospective clinical study is to present the clinical experience of using autogenous auricular cartilage grafts following total discectomy of TMJ. Materials and methods: Fifteen patients…
Background: Temporomandibular joint ankylosis (TMJA) is a severe disorder described as an intracapsular union of the disc–condyle complex to the temporal articular surface with bony fusion. The causes of ankylosis…
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis in children is a challenging problem for the maxillofacial surgeon since the surgical technique is difficult and the recurrence rate is high. It is characterized by…
Background and objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of Botulinum Toxin Type-A (BTX-A) injection in the lateral pterygoid (LP) muscle on Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)…
Objectives: The measurement of the interleukin-6 level in the synovial fluid of the diseased joints before, during, and after arthrocentesis to evaluate its validity as biochemical monitor. Materials and methods:…
Background and objectives: To compare the demographic, clinical, radiographic, scintigraphic and histologic differences between the two main types of mandibular condylar hyperplasia (MCH) and to suggest the method of therapeutic…
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…
