An additional lysis procedure during arthrocentesis of the temporomandibular joint
이건모, 장완희, 유명상, 이부규,
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이건모 ( Lee Keon-Mo ) - Asan Medical Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
장완희 ( Jang Wan-Hee ) - Asan Medical Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
유명상 ( You Myoung-Sang ) - Asan Medical Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
이부규 ( Lee Bu-Kyu ) - Asan Medical Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Abstract
Background: Arthrocentesis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is an easy, highly efficient, minimally invasive procedure for treating temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs). However, in some cases of mouth opening limitation (MOL), routine arthrocentesis is ineffective due to severe fibrotic adhesion in the superior joint space of the TMJ. In this condition, mechanical lysis of the adhesions might be needed to resolve the MOL, as well as other symptoms, such as chronic pain. Currently, this can be achieved by arthroscopic surgery or open TMJ surgery. The objective of this study was to introduce and evaluate our trial of the adhesion lysis procedure during arthrocentesis of the TMJ using normal 18-gauge needles.
Results: In this study, 40 patients with MOL due to disc derangement underwent conventional arthrocentesis at first and then physical detachment was conducted using the same needle. The change in maximum mouth opening (MMO) and the pain at the TMJ were recorded before, during, and after treatment according to our protocol. The mean increase in MMO after conventional arthrocentesis was 6.6 ± 4.2mm. The mean increase in MMO after the detachment procedure with the same needle was 4.2 ± 2.0 mm. The MMO in ten patients was significantly increased after the detachment procedure than after arthrocentesis alone. In all cases, the pain intensity in the TMJ significantly decreased over time, whereas the MMO increased over time. No adverse effect was observed in all joints during our observation periods.
Conclusion: We confirmed that our simple lysis procedure with the same needle of the arthrocentesis of the TMJ could not only improve the MMO more than after a conventional arthrocentesis but also resolve severe adhesion of the joint space that was ineffective by conventional arthrocentesis. Although this additional lysis procedure is simple, it might reduce the number of cases of more invasive procedures such as arthroscopic surgery or open TMJ surgery.
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Temporomandibular joint; Temporomandibular joint disorder; Arthrocentesis; Needle detachment; Lysis of adhesion
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