Total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prosthesis
Two-part alloplastic prosthetic system: a polyethylene-lined fossa/glenoid component and a condylar component with a metal head on a ramus plate, screw-fixed to the zygomatic arch and mandible.
How it is used
End-stage TMJ disease (severe ankylosis, failed prior TMJ surgery, idiopathic condylar resorption) refractory to conservative treatment.
Sources
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