https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2013.39.6.297
J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013; 39(6): 297~303
Alloplastic total temporomandibular joint replacement using stock prosthesis: a one-year follow-up report of two cases
Sang-Hoon Lee, Da-Jung Ryu, Hye-Sun Kim, Hyung-Gon Kim, Jong-Ki Huh
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 Abstract
Alloplastic total replacement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) was developed in recent decades. In some conditions, previous studies suggested the rationale behind alloplastic TMJ replacement rather than reconstruction with autogenous grafts. Currently, three prosthetic products are available and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Among these products, customized prostheses are manufactured, via computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system for customized design; stock-type prostheses are provided in various sizes and shapes. In this report, two patients (a 50-year-old female who had undergone condylectomy for the treatment of osteochondroma extending to the cranial base on the left condyle, and a 21-year-old male diagnosed with left temporomandibular ankylosis) were treated using the alloplastic total replacement of TMJ using
stock prosthesis. The follow-up results of a favorable one-year, short-term therapeutic outcome were obtained for the alloplastic total TMJ replacement
using a stock-type prosthesis.
Keywords: Temporomandibular joint disorders, Replacement arthroplasty, Maxillofacial prosthesis, Temporomandibular ankylosis

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