title: TMJ ankylosis after neonatal septic arthritis: literature review and two case reports.
abstract: Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be a result of several causes such as trauma, degenerative changes, infection, and space-occupying lesion. When occurring during early childhood, it can result in severe functional disability and facial deformity. Septic arthritis is an uncommon disease associated with systemic and local factors being most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Haemophilus influenzae. This paper presents two unusual cases of TMJ ankylosis following neonatal infections treated surgically and does a literature review about the topic.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, SMHS 701 A/E s/n Asa Sul, Brasília, DF, 70000, Brazil. ffpipa@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Henrique Duque
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Chaves Netto
authors.forename: Frederico Felipe Antonio de Oliveira
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Afonso Miranda
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Leonardo M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Mariana Camilo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Negreiros Lyrio
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazzonetto
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed