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Surgery of the Temporomandibular Joint: Virtual Planning

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Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Disorders

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Patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pathology and coexisting dentofacial deformities can be corrected with concomitant TMJ and orthognathic surgery (C-TMJ-OS) in one surgical stage or separated into two surgical stages. The two-stage approach requires the patient to undergo two separate operations (one surgery to correct the TMJ pathology and a second operation to perform the orthognathic surgery) and two general anesthetics significantly lengthening the overall treatment time. Performing C-TMJ-OS in a single operation significantly decreases treatment time, provides better outcomes, but requires careful treatment planning and surgical proficiency in the two surgical areas. There are TMJ pathologies that require total joint prostheses for best results. The application of computer technology for TMJ and orthognathic surgical planning and implementation has significantly improved the accuracy and predictability of treatment outcomes.

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  1. Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA

    Larry Wolford

  2. Jefe de Servicio Cirugia Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital Povisa, Vigo, Spain

    Jacinto Fernandez Sanroman

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  1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, San Francisco VA Health Care System, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    S. Thaddeus Connelly  & Rebeka G. Silva  & 

  2. Private Practice, Dental Implant and Oral Surgery of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    S. Thaddeus Connelly  & Rebeka G. Silva  & 

  3. Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Functional Anatomy Research Center (FARC), Universita degli Studi di Milano Functional Anatomy Research Center, Milano, Italy

    Gianluca Martino Tartaglia

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Wolford, L., Sanroman, J.F. (2019). Surgery of the Temporomandibular Joint: Virtual Planning. In: Connelly, S.T., Tartaglia, G.M., Silva, R.G. (eds) Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99909-8_7

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