Technique of temporomandibular joint replacement using a patient-specific reconstruction system in the edentulous patient

Jagtar Dhanda; Claire Cooper; David Ellis; Bernard Speculand

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.10.011

Technique of temporomandibular joint replacement using a patient-specific reconstruction system in the edentulous patient

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Dec;49(8):618-22. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.10.011. Epub 2010 Dec 7.

Authors

Jagtar Dhanda¹, Claire Cooper, David Ellis, Bernard Speculand

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. jagdhanda@me.com

PMID: 21144629
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.10.011

Abstract

The dental occlusion sets the intermaxillary relation during planning, construction of a prosthesis, and surgery for total replacement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and enables accurate placement of the prosthesis. However, in edentulous patients this no longer exists. We describe techniques to overcome the problems encountered in such patients having TMJ replacement using the patient-specific TMJ Concepts(®) system (Ventura, California, USA).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement / methods*
Dental Occlusion
Dental Restoration, Temporary
Denture, Complete
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Jaw Relation Record / methods*
Joint Prosthesis
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Anatomic*
Mouth, Edentulous / complications*
Mouth, Edentulous / diagnostic imaging
Patient Care Planning
Precision Medicine / methods
Prosthesis Design
Radiography
Temporomandibular Joint / surgery*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / complications
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery*
Young Adult