title: Modified condylotomy for treatment of the painful temporomandibular joint with a reducing disc.
abstract: Data from a pool of approximately 400 patients operated on with modified condylotomy during a 9-year period are presented. The chief findings were good relief of pain and dysfunction, and reversal of the internal derangement in a high percentage of patients. There was low morbidity and remarkably few complications. Comparison of these findings with published results of alternative surgical and nonsurgical procedures seems to favor modified condylotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Nickerson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D016723:Bone Remodeling; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*