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Abstract
Patients with internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) who have failed
to respond to conservative treatment can be treated by discectomy and insertion of
a Christensen fossa-eminence prosthesis, provided there is no clinical or radiological
evidence of condylar disease (such as avascular necrosis). A total of 42 patients
who had significant symptoms related to internal derangement of the TMJ, despite nonsurgical
treatment, had discectomies and fossa-eminence prostheses inserted. Preoperative and
postoperative measurements were recorded for Gape, Pain and restriction of feeding.
All but one of the 34 patients showed improvements in their symptoms postoperatively.
There were no serious postoperative complications.
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Publication history
Accepted:
September 22,
2000
Received:
February 6,
2000
Footnotes
☆Correspondence and requests for offprints to: Niall M. H. McLeod FDSRCS, 16 Pennsylvania, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff CF23 9LN, UK. Tel: +44 (0)29 20316894
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© 2001 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
