Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of using a suture-free titanium screw in repositioning anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADDwoR) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Methods: A consecutive sample of twelve patients (fifteen joints) was included in this study. All patients were diagnosed with ADDwoR and showed limited mouth opening or temporomandibular joint pain symptoms. Suture-free titanium screw was placed in the condyle directly following the disc repositioning. Pre- and postoperative evaluation parameters include operation time, the visual analogue scale for pain (VAS), lateral excursion movements (LEM), maximum interincisal opening (MIO), and disc length and position on MRI. In addition, the mandibular condyle height was also measured. Statistical significance was considered when p < 0.05.
Results: The unilateral operation time was 58.54 ± 5.43 min; during the 6-month period after the operation, the VAS values decreased from 87 ± 6.34 to 14.08 ± 6.65. The MIO increased from 30.07 ± 4.73 to 39.89 ± 1.69 mm (p = 0.01). The TMJ disc length was prolonged from 8.23 ± 1.12 to 11.51 ± 1.29 mm. The condyles showed significant remodeling, and the height of the condyle increased from 18.24 ± 4.12 increase to 19.6 ± 4.31 mm. The LEM was increased from 5.27 ± 0.51 to 6.36 ± 0.62 mm. The MRI images showed the stability of the disc in position during the opening and closing of the mouth. The TMJ disc position was stable during the follow-up period.
Conclusion: Anteriorly displaced articular disc can be repositioned by a suture-free titanium screw strategy. This technique is an alternative method to address ADDwoR.
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Clin Oral Investig
February 2024
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Orthognathic and TMJ Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 14, Section 3 of Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of arthroscopic reduction and rigid fixation (ARRF) using a suture-free titanium screw as a treatment approach to temporomandibular joint's (TMJ) anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADDwoR) and assess its impact on clinical outcomes, including improvements in symptoms related to TMJ disorders.
Materials And Methods: A series of twenty patients presented to the Department of Orthognathic and Temporomandibular Surgery at West China Hospital of Stomatology between September 2022 and January 2023, complaining of symptoms such as pain, clicking, and limited mouth opening. Standard magnetic resonance image (MRI) imaging T1 and T2 sequences in both sagittal and coronal views study with closed and maximal open mouth positions were taken preoperatively to assess the disc's position, integrity, and shape.
Clin Oral Investig
August 2023
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthognathic and TMJ Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of using a suture-free titanium screw in repositioning anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADDwoR) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Methods: A consecutive sample of twelve patients (fifteen joints) was included in this study. All patients were diagnosed with ADDwoR and showed limited mouth opening or temporomandibular joint pain symptoms.
Urology
August 2010
Department of Urology, Center of Nephrology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Objectives: To compare the mechanical and sutured ureteroneocystostomy in a canine model.
Methods: In 18 dogs, extravesical ureteroneocystostomy on 1 side was randomly assigned to end-to-side anastomosis performed with a titanium ring-pin stapler or interrupted absorbable sutures. To create the antireflux tunnel, the longitudinal line of the muscle layer was closed over the implanted ureter with titanium clips or sutures.
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