RECURRENT TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ANKYLOSIS AMONG YEMENIS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Sam Abd Alkarem Da'er; Abdullah Hassan Farhan; AkramThabet Nasher; Naif Rasheed Alareqi; Ali Abdulwahed Juain

doi:10.22270/ujpr.v8i1.893

Sam Abd Alkarem Da'er Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry Sana'a University, Yemen.
Abdullah Hassan Farhan Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry Sana'a University, Yemen.
AkramThabet Nasher Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry Sana'a University, Yemen.
Naif Rasheed Alareqi Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry Sana'a University, Yemen.
Ali Abdulwahed Juain Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry Sana'a University, Yemen.

10.22270/ujpr.v8i1.893

Keywords:

Interpositional material, reankylosis, TMJ ankylosis

Abstract

Background and aims: Recurrence of ankylosis is one of the most common complication following surgery especially during gap arthroplasty without interposition material. The main aim of these current study was to obtain a comparison between three different methods in prevent of recurrent temporomandibular joint ankylosis.

Methods: A number of 15 patients with (2-22 years) age ranged between were obtained from those attending to Al-kawait Hospital, clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Sana’a University, Yemen. All patients in the present study that have ankylosis in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) were included in period time from March 2017 to April 2020. the temporomandibular joint ankylosis Diagnosis was obtained through history of a chief complain, medical history, clinical and radiographic examinations. All patients were divided into three groups based on the type of treatment.

Results: No any signs of surgical site infection in or around the incision. In group I: three cases of recurrence ankylosis were happened, while one case was dislodging of cartilage from harvested rib in group II. However, in group III, there were no complications observed after the end period of follow-up.

Conclusion: The most effective procedure to prevent recurrence of temporomandibular joint ankylosis was the temporalis fascia as interpositional material, also produce a good esthetic and function results.