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DENTISTRYInternational Medical Journal, Vol. 17., Iss. 1, 2011, P. 106−111.
ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL PICTURE OF SECONDARY DEFORMING OSTEOARTHROSIS AND ANKYLOSES OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT
Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post−graduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
The data about the etiology, pathogenesis and clinical picture of secondary deforming osteoarthrosis, ankyloses of temporomandibular joint as well as surgical treatment of ankylosis of temporomandibular joint with a new two−pole endoprosthesis with a distraction device are reported. Clinical examples of the patients with bilateral and unilateral bone ankylosis are given.
Key words: ankylosis, osteoarthrosis, temporomandibular joint.