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  • Title: Morphological changes in the temporomandibular joint before and after sagittal splitting ramus osteotomy of the mandible for skeletal mandibular protrusion.
    Author: Enami K, Yamada K, Kageyama T, Taguchi A.
    Journal: Cranio; 2013 Apr; 31(2):123-32. PubMed ID: 23795402.
    Abstract:
    Changes of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) morphology were analyzed in 21 patients with mandibular protrusion corrected using bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) and mini-plate fixation with TMJ cephalometric laminographs. The condylar pass angle, eminence to the FH plane angle, and total height of fossa and lower height of fossa in both left and right sides, significantly decreased after surgery. The width of the condyle, in both left and right sides, significantly increased after treatment. However, in the joint spaces, there were no significant differences before and after treatment. The amount of change in the eminence to the FH plane angle, total height of fossa and lower height of fossa, before and after surgery, showed significant positive correlations with that of SNB, before and after surgery. These results suggest that adaptive bone remodeling of the TMJ might occur due to the correction of occlusion and craniofacial morphology by SSRO in patients with mandibular protrusion.
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