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  • Title: Surgical treatment of recurrent mandibular dislocation by augmentation of the articular eminence with cranial bone.
    Author: Fernandez-Sanroman J.
    Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg; 1997 Apr; 55(4):333-8; discussion 338-9. PubMed ID: 9120695.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: This article describes the use of calvarial bone grafts to augment the height of the articular eminence to treat recurrent mandibular dislocation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eight patients with mandibular recurrent dislocation were studied clinically, radiographically, and with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) immediately before surgery, and at 1 week, 6 months, and 1 year after the operation. All the patients were treated with a modification of the Lindemann-Norman technique, performing an oblique osteotomy in the articular eminence and placing a calvarial graft into the osteotomy to augment the height of the eminence. RESULTS: During 18 months of follow-up, no cases of dislocation were noted. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the surgical technique presented has very low morbidity and predictable outcomes.
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