Condylar displacement and remodelling are phenomena closely related to orthognathic surgery and critically involved in occlusal and skeletal stability. The aim of the present case report is to describe over time condylar displacement and surface remodelling after bilateral split sagittal osteotomy (BSSO) in an adult patient with severe class II skeletal malocclusion treated with ortho-surgical approach. A male of 21years comes to our observation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTemporomandibular disorders (TMDs) involve different conditions with similar symptoms and signs affecting the temporomandibular joints (TMJs), the muscles of mastication, or both. The symptoms and signs of TMDs are several: pain and tenderness in and around the TMJs and muscles of mastication, limitation and lack of coordination in jaw movement, joint sounds - clicking and/or crepitus, episodes of closed lock or open lock, headaches. In the TMD, degenerative joint disease (DJD), also called osteoarthritis (OA), may be a local condition or part of a systemic disease.
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