Use of local tissues for temporomandibular joint surgery disc replacement.
The CTM flap offers the oral and maxillofacial surgeon an excellent graft material that can be used to replace, anatomically and functionally, a nonrestorable TMJ disc or failed alloplastic implant. It has numerous advantages over the existing autogenous, allogeneic, and alloplastic materials currently available. In addition, the anatomic location of the flap makes the logistics of harvesting the graft much easier.
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Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology, and Surgery, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000637:transplantation; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000601:surgery*