title: Surgery for internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: Three hundred and twenty-seven reconstructive arthroplasties and disk repositionings have been performed during the past 6 years at Montgomery Baptist Medical Center for patients with internal derangements of the TMJ. By our evaluation, 94% are remarkably successful, 4% are marginally successful, 1% are not improved, and less than 1% are failures. On the basis of these experiences, we believe that the surgical technique of reconstructive arthroplasty and disk repositioning has a definite place in the treatment of patients with internal derangements of the TMJ.
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000601:surgery