title: [Temporo-mandibular joints and orthognathic surgery].
abstract: Temporo-Mandibular Joints (TMJ) and orthognathic surgery are closely linked. In the past, some authors have even described (with mixed results) the correction of some dysmorphosis through direct procedures on the TMJs. Nowadays, performing orthognathic surgery involves the TMJ in three different occasions: (1) TMJ disorders potentially responsible for dento-maxillary dysmorphosis, (2) effects of orthognathic surgery on TMJs, and (3) condylar positioning methods in orthognathic surgery. These three chapters are developed in order to focus on the close relationships between TMJ and orthognathic surgery. Some perspectives close this article.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale, stomatologie et chirurgie plastique de la face, CHU Lyon-Sud, 165, chemin du Grand-Revoyet, 69310 Pierre-Bénite, France. Electronic address: pierre.bouletreau@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouletreau
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Articulations temporo-mandibulaires; Chirurgie orthognathique; Dento-maxillary dysmorphoses; Dysmorphoses dento-maxillaires; Idiopathic condylar resorption; Orthognathic surgery; Résorption condylienne; Temporo-mandibular joints