Management of unilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis with facial asymmetry
| Autor: | Abhinav Kumar Sharma, Sasikala Balasubramanian, Savitha Lakshmi Raghavan, Sheetal Sanjay Singh, V B Krishnakumar Raja |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 80-83 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2772-5243 2772-5251 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/srmjrds.srmjrds_24_22 |
| Popis: | Long-standing temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis may compromise facial form and function. Treatment planning needs to address both the ankylosis and the facial deformity. A 21-year-old male patient with unilateral TMJ ankylosis of the right side with gross facial asymmetry was planned for a two-stage surgical procedure. First-stage surgery was done to release fibrous ankylosis, create a new functional joint and achieve adequate mouth opening. A vertical ramus osteotomy with superior repositioning of the proximal ramal segment and interpositional temporalis myofascial flap was done to achieve a functional joint and correct the facial height discrepancy. As the mouth opening was |
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