A review of TMJ-related papers published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2011 and 2012

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Mar;53(3):e9-e12. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.04.008. Epub 2013 May 8.

Abstract

This review summarises the articles relating to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) that were published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) between January 2011 and December 2012. In total 24 papers were published. Of these, 16 (67%) were full-length articles, which included prospective, retrospective, and laboratory-based studies as well as reviews. The remaining 8 papers were short communications, technical notes, and letters to the editor, which report on, amongst other things, unusual cases, rare complications, and novel surgical techniques.

Keywords: Pathology; Review; Surgery; Temporomandibular joint.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bibliometrics*
  • Communication
  • Dental Research
  • Humans
  • Periodicals as Topic*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Review Literature as Topic
  • Surgery, Oral*
  • Temporomandibular Joint / surgery*
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnosis
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / etiology
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery
  • United Kingdom