Since the days of Hippocrates, repositioning of the dislocated mandible has been an important topic in medicine and dentistry, and the first surgical techniques for the prevention of recurrent mandibular dislocation and for the treatment of long standing luxation were described in the late 1800s. (Source: Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of [...]
Indications for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) reconstruction include bony ankylosis, failed previous alloplastic and autogenous joint replacement, posttraumatic condylar injury, avascular necrosis, posttumor reconstruction, developmental abnormalities, functional deformity, and severe inflammatory conditions that have failed to resolve with conservative treatments. Successful TMJ replacement requires careful preoperative planning, reasonable patient expectations, proper intraoperative technique, regimented postoperative physical [...]
I need to determine which implant this is. I thought it might be a Straumann ITI, but the collar is at bone level. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts) MedWorm: Dentistry
