Australian Dental Journal · 1987 · 72 citations · 13 references
SurgeryAnatomyOrthopaedic SurgeryOsteoarthritisArthroscopic TechniqueJoint ReplacementPermanent Functional JointTemporomandibular Joint PainMaxillofacial SurgeryHealth SciencesTemporomandibular JointTemporomandibular Joint DysfunctionOrthognathic SurgeryTemporomandibular Joint ReplacementTemporomandibular Joint FunctionTemporal BoneTemporomandibular Joint AnkylosisMusculoskeletal SurgeryCraniofacial SurgeryTmj DisorderMedicineAssociated Deformity
Abstract The reconstruction of a permanent functional joint and the provision for correction of any associated deformity are the aims of treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis. Methods which merely free the ankylosis, in our opinion, compromise the likelihood of achieving these aims.
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The role of the functional matrix in mandibular growth.
Melvin L. Moss, Robin M. Rankow · PubMed · 1968 · 299 citations
Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint.
The primacy of functional matrices in orofacial growth.