title: Technique of temporomandibular joint replacement using a patient-specific reconstruction system in the edentulous patient.
abstract: The dental occlusion sets the intermaxillary relation during planning, construction of a prosthesis, and surgery for total replacement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and enables accurate placement of the prosthesis. However, in edentulous patients this no longer exists. We describe techniques to overcome the problems encountered in such patients having TMJ replacement using the patient-specific TMJ Concepts(®) system (Ventura, California, USA).
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. jagdhanda@me.com
authors.forename: Jagtar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dhanda
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Speculand
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000379:methods*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult