TMJ functional surgery in internal derangement
Internal derangement is the most common type of TMD affecting the TMJ being a common cause of persistent facial pain, headaches, jaw clicking, and jaw locking. This study is a…
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The enigma of non typical orofacial pain and temporo-mandibular joint symptoms – our clinical experience
Background: Pain due to trauma and infections are easy to characterize, diagnose and treated. In the orofacial region, the cause and nature of pain are sometimes atypical presenting a dilemma…
Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint with intracranial extension: report of a case
Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is an uncommon disorder that primarily affects large joints, with a predilection for knee, hip and elbow joints. Cartilaginous nodules form within the sub-synovial membrane and may…
Retrospective analysis of efficacy of arthroscopic lysis and lavage for internal derangement of temporomandibular joints correlated with Wilkes staging
Objective: The study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of standard arthroscopic lysis and lavage for internal derangement with various stages of Wilkes classification and subsequent success rates. Patients and…
Histomorphometric analysis of the temporal bone after change of force vector of mandible in relation to the base of the skull: an experimental study
The present study aimed to perform a histological evaluation of the response of temporal bone tissue to a change of direction of the force vector of the mandible in relation…
Correlation between scintigraphy, spect and histopathologic condylar hyperplasia
Condylar hyperplasia is a major cause of facial asymmetry. Treatment is primarily surgical and for proper planning is necessary to assess the activity level of growth of the mandibular condyle….
Third-molar pericoronitis in TMJ ankylosis associated to juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case report
A 31 years-old, masculine sex, patient was referred from a low complexity health center to a medium complexity hospital, with a diagnose of “ Repeated third-molar pericoronitis ” and indication…
Association of matrilin-3 (MATN3) polymorphism with TMJ internal derangements
Objective: Matrilin-3, a structural protein of the cartilage extracellular matrix, has a role on chondrocyte proliferation. Gene alterations of matrilin-3 may cause skeletal and chondro-cartilage diseases like Temporomandibular joint internal…
An unusually large osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle: diagnostic confusion with temporomandibulay dysfunction
Osteochondroma is rare in the craniofacial skeleton and in particular in the mandibular condyle. The debate continues as to whether the osteochondroma represents a true neoplasm or is a hyperplastic…
Effect of ice compression on pain after mandibular third molar surgery: a single blind randomized controlled trial
Effect of ice compression on pain after mandibular third molar surgery: a single blind randomized controlled trial Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of compression…
