TREATMENT OF RECURRENT TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT DISLOCATION AFTER FAILED DAUTREY OPERATION - A CASE-REPORT

A patient with recurrent unilateral dislocation of the temporomandibul ar joint for seven years had been treated by the Dautrey procedure. A subsequent condylar dislocation recurred 26 months after the surgical treatment. The condyle head was held in front of the operated eminence without any resorption of the eminence, producing re-dislocation. An articular emineplasty, oblique resection of the posterior eminence, wa s performed as a salvage operation, This emineplasty shifted the top o f the eminence anterior to the condyle, producing effective results.