Category: plastic surgery case study | temporomandibular joint

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Open Temporomandibular Joint Arthroplasty with Fat Grafts For Fixed Menical Dislocations

Background: The vast majority of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction/pain is extra capsular or outside of the joint. It is more related to the attached muscles and ligaments that work around the joint. But there are some cases where true intracapsular involvement occurs particularly when the lower jaw has been exposed trauma. The condyle of the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – TMJ Ankylosis Release with Intracapsular Fat Graft

Background: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) creates the articulation with the only moveable bone of the face. (lower jaw) It is responsible for allowing one to be able to open their mouth whose extent is most evident in the distance between the upper and lower front teeth. (interincisal distance) Like all joints it is composed of Read More…

Clinic Snapshots – TMJ Arthroplasty Scar

Dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is one of the most common causes of head and neck pain. Inside the joint is a working relationship between the condylar head (ball) and the glenoid fossa (socket) which is separated by a meniscus or disc. This thick fibrous structure allows the ball of the joint to rotate Read More…

OR Snapshots – TMJ Glenoid Fossa Implant Removal

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) creates the articulation between the lower jaw and the skull. It allows the mandible to open and close and creates the capability for the only moveable bone in the entire craniofacial skeleton. The TMJ is about the size of one’s thumb and is composed of a ball (condyle of mandible) and Read More…