Auricular cartilage grafting in arthroplasty of the temporomandibular joint: a retrospective clinical follow-up
| Autor: | Ragnar Adell, Börje Svensson, Karin Wennerblom |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Auricular cartilage medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Dentistry Osteoarthritis Arthroplasty Young Adult stomatognathic system Temporomandibular Joint Disc medicine Humans Range of Motion Articular General Dentistry Aged Retrospective Studies business.industry Mandibular Condyle Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged Plastic Surgery Procedures Temporomandibular Joint Disorders medicine.disease Nonsurgical treatment Temporomandibular joint Surgery stomatognathic diseases Mouth opening Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Female Ear Cartilage Oral Surgery business Range of motion Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology. 109:e1-e7 |
| ISSN: | 1079-2104 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.029 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate TMJ arthroplasty with auricular cartilage grafts in patients with osteoarthritis, refractory to previous surgical and nonsurgical treatment.Twenty-three TMJs in 18 patients where arthroplasty with auricular cartilage grafts had been performed were evaluated. Sixteen joints in 12 patients with grafts still in position were followed. TMJ pain at mandibular function, TMJ tenderness and mouth opening ability (MIO) were evaluated.The grafts had to be removed from 7 TMJs (30%), all of which had been subject to previous surgery. In the 16 joints with grafts still in position a significant (P.001) reduction of pain at mandibular function was found and MIO had increased significantly (P = .015).TMJ arthroplasty with auricular cartilage grafts can reduce pain and improve mandibular function in patients with osteoarthritis. The method seems to be less favorable in patients where previous TMJ surgery has been performed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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