Debnath Subhas Chandra, Kotrashetti S M, Halli Rajshekhar, Baliga Shridhar
Department of Oral & Maxillolofacial Surgery, KLE Institute of Dental Sciences, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum (Karnataka), India.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 Jun;101(6):e79-82. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.10.046. Epub 2006 Apr 24.
A case of long-standing, bilateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint characterized by anterior open bite, and an inability to close the mouth is reported. A number of conventional modalities were tried unsuccessfully to reduce the dislocated condyle. Subsequently, the patient was successfully treated with bilateral vertical-oblique osteotomy of ramus (external approach) without using internal fixation. This modality resulted in achieving occlusion and a good range of mandibular movement postoperatively.
