Surgical audit of 86 patients of tm joint bony ankylosis treated at a tertiary care hospital in Srinagar

The authors present a review of 86 patients with bony ankylosis of Temporomandibular joint treated between Jan 1990 and Dec 2005 at a tertiary care referral hospital in Srinagar. Childhood trauma was the leading cause of ankylosis. For initial 50 patients of the series, acrylic spacer was used as interpositional material, and for the rest of patients, silicone block was used. Follow-up evaluation ranged from 14 months to five years [average 31 months]. Recurrence was observed in 5 patients [all in acrylic group]. There was statistically no significant difference in post operative mouth opening and other complications between the two groups. The aim of the study was to analyze the treatment outcome of the patients with TMJ ankylosis