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. 2011:2011:854167.
doi: 10.1155/2011/854167. Epub 2011 Mar 24.

Surgical management of temporomandibular joint ankylosis in ankylosing spondylitis

Andrew M Felstead  1 , Peter J Revington
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Surgical management of temporomandibular joint ankylosis in ankylosing spondylitis

Andrew M Felstead et al. Int J Rheumatol. 2011.

Abstract

Relatively few patients develop such severe degenerative temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease that they require total joint replacement. Current indications include those conditions involving condylar bone loss such as degenerative (osteoarthritis) or inflammatory joint disease (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid, and psoriatic). Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) secondary to ankylosing spondylitis remains an under investigated entity. We aim to provide an overview of treatment objectives, surgical procedures, and our experience with total TMJ replacement for this condition.

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Figure 1
Coronal CT scan showing bilateral TMJ ankylosis in ankylosing spondylitis.
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Figure 2
Postoperative PA mandible radiograph showing TMJ concepts prostheses in situ.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative OPT radiograph showing TMJ concepts prostheses in situ.
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