Operative treatment of arthrosis deformans of the temporomandibular joint: a preliminary report.
If patients with arthrosis deformans of the temporomandibular joint are treated without success by conservative means, operative therapy may be indicated. The type of operation depends on the complaints: a)resection of the auriculotemporal nerve and superficial temporal artery; or b) the same operation in combination with condylar shaving. Twenty-four joints in 14 patients underwent a denervation. Thirty joints in 19 patients were also shaved. The results were very satisfactory.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003714:Denervation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*