A retrospective study on the clinical results of temporomandibular joint surgery

A retrospective study on the results of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery was performed in 74 patients with total menisectomy, 90 patients with partial menisectomy with disk repair, and 66 patients with arthroscopic lysis of adhesion and lavage of the joint space. TMJ pain during jaw movement, TMJ noise and maximum jaw opening was evaluated one year after surgery. TMJ pain and TMJ noise were significantly reduced by all three procedures. However, TMJ clicking was more significantly observed in patients with arthroscopy. Maximum jaw opening was significantly increased by all three procedures. However, maximum opening of patients with total menisectomy was significantly smaller than in the other two procedures.