TMJR Parametro™
The temporomandibular joint is prone to a range of disorders that vary from minor discomfort to those requiring replacement of the joint. Causes of disorders of the temporomandibular joint include inflammatory and degenerative arthritis, trauma, infection and complications of surgery. Symptoms include pain and difficulty in opening the mouth, and an inability to eat a normal diet.
Indications for alloplastic joint reconstruction are arthritic conditions: e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis, ankylosis (an abnormal fusion of the joint), revision procedures where other treatments have failed, avascular necrosis (death of tissue due to poor blood supply), multiple operated joints, malunited fractures, congenital malformations, benign and malign tumors.
CASE REPORT This 25 year old woman presented with a convex facial profile, mastication disability because of an open bite malocclusion, intractable joint pain over more than one-year period and mental depression. She had a mouth opening of 19 mm. The…
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