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Letter to the Editor| Volume 60, ISSUE 5, P668-669, June 01, 2022

Re: Role of alloplastic reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint in the juvenile idiopathic arthritis population

  • Leonard B. Kaban
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    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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  • Jeffrey C. Posnick
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    Corresponding author at: Posnick MD Consulting, 10100 Counselman Road, Potomac, MD 20854, United States.
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    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery & Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, College of Dental Surgery, United States
    Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington, DC, United States
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Published:December 10, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.11.018
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      • Hechler B.L.
      • Matthews N.S.
      Role of alloplastic reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint in the juvenile idiopathic arthritis population.
      Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021; 59: 21-27
      advocate the use of total alloplastic temporomandibular joint replacement (TMJR) in adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Similar published papers have been characterised by poor methodology, inadequate duration of follow up, and a low level of evidence. Unfortunately, the current publication is no exception.
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      Publication History

      Published online: December 10, 2021
      Accepted: November 9, 2021
      Received: November 3, 2021

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.11.018

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      © 2021 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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