title: Surgery on temporomandibular joint (T.M.J.) in cases with internal derangements.
abstract: In this work the surgical intervention in cases with internal derangements in T.M.J. is discussed. The cases where the surgery is applied, the surgical technique and the results taken out of our own patients are referred. The final conclusion is that the surgery gives good results only in well and carefully selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Dental School, University of Thessaloniki, Grèce.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karabouta-Voulgaropoulou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsodoulos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zouloumis
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*