A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE CLINICAL-RESULTS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT SURGERY

Authors
KUWAHARA T BESSETTE RW MARUYAMA T
Citation
T. Kuwahara et al., A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE CLINICAL-RESULTS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT SURGERY, Cranio, 12(3), 1994, pp. 179-183
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Cranio → ACNP
ISSN journal
08869634
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
179 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-9634(1994)12:3<179:ARSOTC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A retrospective study on the results of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery was performed in 74 patients with total menisectomy, 90 patien ts with partial menisectomy with disk repair, and 66 patients with art hroscopic lysis of adhesion and lavage of the joint space. TMJ pain du ring jaw movement, TMJ noise and maximum jaw opening was evaluated one year after surgery. TMJ pain and TMJ noise were significantly reduced by all three procedures. However, TMJ clicking was more significantly observed in patients with arthroscopy. Maximum jaw opening was signif icantly increased by all three procedures. However, maximum opening of patients with total menisectomy was significantly smaller than in the other two procedures.