Krishnakumar Raja V B, Balasubramanian Sasikala, Sridharan Geetha, Tarun Swetha, Panneerselvam Elavenil
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jul-Dec;9(2):397-399. doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_137_19.
Subluxation/dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is characterized by transient locking of the jaw following wide mouth opening. The etiology of the condition is multifactorial relating to hard-tissue or soft-tissue components of the joint. Myriad treatment procedures have been described in the literature, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. We present a new intraoral technique of coronoid repositioning for the treatment of TMJ subluxation/dislocation.