Poliomyelitis causing TMJ ankylosis?--report of two intriguing cases.
BACKGROUND
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is one of the common diseases which affect the TMJ especially in children. We are reporting two rare cases of TMJ ankylosis which occurred along with poliomyelitis and which are not reported in literature so far.


CONCLUSIONS
In this article, we discussed about the most probable causes which resulted in TMJ ankylosis in these patients.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry (Union Territory), India. sanjaypasupathy@yahoo.co.in
Sanjay
S
Pasupathy
V
V
Yuvaraj
D000844:Ankylosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001178:Arthroplasty; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult