title: Improvement of facial symmetry after operative relief of bony ankylosis of the jaw at the age of 10 years. Case report.
abstract: We report a case of childhood bony ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint, with satisfactory opening and closing after operation at the age of 10 years, and subsequent improvement in facial symmetry.
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D015050:Zygoma / Q000601:surgery