Management of temporomandibular joint ankylosis

ABSTRACT

This study on the surgical management of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis was carried out over a period of about ten [10] years, i.e. from February 1992 till June 2001. A total number of 45 patients are included in this study. This paper describes a comparison of various surgical treatment modalities of TMJ Ankylosis including Gap Arthroplasty with interpositional Temporalis fascia, forced opening and Costochondral Graft Arthroplasty. On the whole Gap Arthroplasty with interpositional temporalis fascia provided the most promising results. Costochondral Arthoplasty yielded good results in children of growing age group. Forced opening gave good results in recent, short history of ankylosis cases