Patient response to surgical and nonsurgical treatment for internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint.
One hundred thirty-six patients who had been diagnosed as having internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint by history, clinical examination, and arthrotomography were retrospectively evaluated. Fifty-two patients had been treated by nonsurgical and 84 by surgical methods. A case review was conducted and a self-administered survey was distributed to patients to assess response to treatment. The results indicated that for a majority of the patients surgery had significantly reduced TMJ symptoms. Patients who had been treated nonsurgically also reported fewer symptoms following treatment, but the improvement was not as great as that of the surgical group.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors