Moore Larry J
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2006 Aug;18(3):291-303, v. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2006.03.004.
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery is the preferred treatment for tumors, neoplasms, and selected injuries and infections of the TMJ. It is also an appropriate and effective treatment for subsets of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) that are characterized by mechanical disruption of joint function. Careful and systematic clinical evaluation and imaging is required to determine if painful TMD with altered range of motion is amenable to surgery of the TMJ. This article offers a rational approach to evaluation of patients for TMJ surgery.
颞下颌关节（TMJ）手术是治疗颞下颌关节肿瘤、赘生物以及特定损伤和感染的首选方法。对于以关节功能机械性破坏为特征的颞下颌关节紊乱病（TMD）的某些亚组，它也是一种合适且有效的治疗方法。需要进行仔细而系统的临床评估和影像学检查，以确定伴有运动范围改变的疼痛性TMD是否适合进行颞下颌关节手术。本文提供了一种评估患者是否适合颞下颌关节手术的合理方法。
