title: Modified trans-oral approach for mandibular condylectomy.
abstract: Different approaches to the mandibular condyle have been described. In this paper, a modified trans-oral technique to access the mandibular condyle is described and illustrated. This technique was used in a small group of patients; the clinical outcomes are promising. The technique can be used in various temporomandibular joint (TMJ) operations, such as condylar resection, high condylectomy or tumor removal. It provides adequate intra-oral surgical access to the mandibular condyle and avoids complications from extra-oral approaches to the TMJ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Key Lab for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430079, PR China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: A H A
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult