title: Bilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis as sequel of bilateral fracture of the mandibular condyle and symphysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is an extremely disabling affliction that causes problems in mastication, digestion, speech, appearance, and hygiene. The disease also has an impact on the psychological development of the patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 49-year-old male patient came to our unit with complaint of restriction in his alimentation and of mouth opening. In the anamnesis, the patient reported that this limitation began 11 years ago, soon after a serious car accident that caused trauma on the face. In the clinical examination, the patient's mouth opening was 1 mm, and there was satisfactory occlusion. He was diagnosed with bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis after an imaging examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In order to confirm the post-traumatic etiology of the anquilose, we got the medical records from the hospital where the patient received the first treatment. The records, at that time, reported facial trauma with bilateral condylar fracture and comminuted symphyseal fracture which was reduced and fixed followed by maxillomandibular fixation that remained for 45 days. After collecting all the information needed for diagnosis, surgical treatment was proposed through arthroplasty. The patient was placed on immediate post-operative jaw physiotherapy, and 12 months after surgery, his mouth opening improved to 35 mm. Thus, in our case, ankylosis may have been developed as a sequel of the mandibular fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil.
authors.forename: Matheus B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Benaglia
authors.forename: Ellen Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Gaetti-Jardim
authors.forename: Janayna G Paiva
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Jose Carlos Garcia
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mendonça
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012086:Reoperation; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed