NECROSIS OF THE ARTICULAR TUBERCLE AFTER REPEATED INJECTIONS OF SODIUM HYALURONATE IN THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
IIDA K KURITA K TANGE K YOSHIDA K
Citation
K. Iida et al., NECROSIS OF THE ARTICULAR TUBERCLE AFTER REPEATED INJECTIONS OF SODIUM HYALURONATE IN THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT - A CASE-REPORT, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 27(4), 1998, pp. 278-279
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
27
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
278 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1998)27:4<278:NOTATA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A case of partial bone necrosis of the articular tubercle of the tempo romandibular joint is presented. It was probably caused by repeated in jections of sodium hyaluronate in the joint. A sequestrectomy was perf ormed under general anesthesia, and the postoperative coarse was uneve ntful.