Title: Role of distraction osteogenesis in temporomandibular joint ankylosis: a case report
Abstract: Cranio-mandibular ankylosis is characterized by the formation of a bony mass which replaces the normal articulation. For this reason, excision of this mass is not necessary for the release of ankylosis. In recent studies, mandibular distraction has been used to lengthen the retrognathic mandible of patients with TMJ ankylosis. The vertical ramal height is corrected and a pseudo joint is created. The aims of this poster are to show the use of distraction osteogenesis in ankylosis and to present a therapeutic option for the treatment of mandibular hypoplasia with unilateral ankylosis in the childhood to treat the ankylosis.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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