title: Simultaneous genial distraction and interposition arthroplasty for management of sleep apnoea associated with temporomandibular joint ankylosis.
abstract: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis affects the growth of the mandible and results in gross facial deformities. A critical clinical feature of long-standing TMJ ankylosis is retrogenia, which when combined with an inability to open the mouth leads to severe compromise of the airway. A case is presented of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome secondary to TMJ ankylosis that was corrected by a new technique employing simultaneous genial distraction along with interposition arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Rajan Dental Institute, #56, Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai 600004. India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gunaseelan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anantanarayanan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veerabahu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vikraman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002508:Cephalometry; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000379:methods*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome