Physical therapy in the postoperative management of temporomandibular joint arthroscopic surgery

Arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is now commonly employed for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Literature regarding the rehabilitation of patients who have undergone therapeutic anthroscopy is essentially nonexistent. This article presents basic rehabilitation principles based on the authors' experience in the postoperative care of 100 TMJs treated anthroscopically over a two-year period.