title: Temporomandibular joint derangement with multiple surgical interventions: a case report.
abstract: This case report describes the experience of a 26-year-old woman who underwent multiple jaw surgeries. An initial 22 months of unsuccessful nonsurgical therapy was followed by a 7-year period during which the following were performed: 12 surgeries of her right temporomandibular joint; one surgery of her left temporomandibular joint; bilateral coronoidectomies; one surgery of her right mandible; and three surgeries of her left mandible. This case is important because although the existence of multiple jaw surgery cases are widely noted throughout the literature, this is the first case report that presents in-depth prospective documentation.
authors.affiliation: Section of Diagnostic Sciences and Orofacial Pain, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*