Surgical treatment of chronic mandibular dislocation--report of a case.

Folia Med (Plovdiv)

Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Medical University, 15A Vassil Aprilov St., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Published: December 2002

Chronic dislocation of the temporomandibular jaw (TMJ) can result from lax joint ligaments and parafunctioning joints; it can also be a consequence of a systemic connective tissue disorder. The authors report a case of hypermobile joint syndrome in combination with mitral valve prolapse. The case was managed by osteosynthesis using modified titanium plate.

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