title: [Source studies on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of TMJ ankylosis and syngnathia. 1. From classical antiquity to mid-19th century].
abstract: The present first part of two of a historical overview on ankylosis of the TMJ and syngnathia covers the period from antiquity to the 2nd half of 19th century. Etiology, case studies and the first therapeutic approaches are documented on the basis of long forgotten and meanwhile hardly accessible original sources.
authors.affiliation: Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie Würzburg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Proff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sahm
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Witt
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000266:history*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Quellenstudien zur Atiologie, Diagnose und Therapie der Kiefergelenksankylose und Syngnathie. 1: Von der klassischen Antike bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts.