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Bilateral temporomandibular joint ankyloses after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible: An uncommon clinical case with long-term outcome evaluation

Published inJournal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, vol. 120, no. 1, p. 45-48
Publication date2019
Abstract

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is an extremely handicapping condition characterized by a permanent restriction in the ability to open the mouth, and it is mainly caused by traumatic and infectious events. It rarely occurs as a complication following orthognathic surgery. The treatment goals are the restoration of viable mandibular function and, in growing pediatric patients, symmetrical mandibular development. We are reporting here the unusual case of a bilateral bony TMJ ankylosis in a patient who underwent a bilateral sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible for correction of a mandibular deficiency. The patient was treated by bilateral arthrotomies with the interposition of a full-thickness skin graft as well as bilateral coronoidectomies with a favorable long-term (6 years) functional outcome. Only one similar case has been previously reported in the literature.

Keywords
  • Ankylosis
  • Temporomandibular joint
  • Orthognathic surgery
  • Skin graft
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NEGULESCU, Raluca Anca, SCOLOZZI, Paolo. Bilateral temporomandibular joint ankyloses after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible: An uncommon clinical case with long-term outcome evaluation. In: Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2019, vol. 120, n° 1, p. 45–48. doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2018.10.006
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