Autologous Blood Injection for the Treatment of Chronic Recurrent Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation
Purpose
Many different surgical techniques for the treatment of chronic recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation have been described. This article discusses a technique of autologous blood injection to the TMJ for treatment of chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation.
Materials and Methods
Twenty-five patients diagnosed with chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation were treated by bilateral injections of autologous blood into the upper joint space and around the TMJ capsules bilaterally.
Results
Eighty percent had a successful outcome and required no further treatment at their 1-year follow-up.
Conclusion
This procedure has proven to be safe, simple, and cost effective for the treatment of chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation.
⁎Resident, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Homolka, Prague, Czech Republic
†Formerly, Chief Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL; and Currently, Instructor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
‡Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Homolka, Prague, Czech Republic
§Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Abramowicz: Department Plastic and Oral Surgery, 300 Longwood Avenue, Hunnewell 100, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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