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…
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….
