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Surgical treatment of posttraumatic ankylosis of the TMJ with different pathogenic mechanisms
Timucin Baykul1, Mustafa Asim Aydin, Serdar Nazif Nasir
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TURKIYE.
Objective:
Posttraumatic ankylosis of the TMJ can be caused by many different pathogenic mechanisms. Prosthetic alloplastic grafts and autogenous grafts are the options for surgical treatment.
Methods:
Seven patients were examined clinically and radiologically. Autogenous interpositioners were used for treatment of TMJ ankylosis.
Results:
No major complications were seen after surgery. Interincisal distances have significantly widened following mouth opening exercises for one year.
Conclusions:
Human skulls have many structure and shape differences, so it is difficult to replace a jaw joint successfully with an artificial one. Using autogenous tissues seems an appropriate choice for treatment.
