Advances in Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy of the Temporomandibular Joint

Author: William R. Clark
Published: January 1993
Publisher: Saunders W B Co
ISBN: 0721665918
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 179

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This book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations. Clark, Glenn T., DDS, MS (Center for Health Sciences); Sanders, Bruce, DDS (Center for Health Sciences); Bertolami, Charles N., DDS, DMedSc (Center for Health Sciences)The contributors are academic dentists and oral surgeons from the U.S., Europe and Japan. Institutions prominently represented include UCLA, Case Western and the Univ. of Missouri - Kansas City.

Table of Contents
Pt. 1 Diagnosis
1 Terminology for Normal Findings 3
2 Intracapsular Fibrosis Related to Pain and Dysfunction 5
3 Intraarticular Adhesions of the Temporomandibular Joint 15
4 Arthroscopic Evaluation of Patients with Temporary Silastic Implants 23
Pt. 2 Treatment
5 A 5-Year Experience with Arthroscopic Lysis and Lavage for the Treatment of Painful Temporomandibular Joint Hypomobility 31
6 Arthroscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Restrictive Temporomandibular Joint Disease 35
7 Effectiveness of Arthroscopy 41
8 A Retrospective Study Comparing Arthroscopic Surgery with Arthrotomy and Disk Repositioning 47
9 Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopic Surgery 61
10 Arthroscopic Temporomandibular Joint Lysis, Lavage, and Manipulation and Chemical Sclerotherapy for Painful Hypermobility and Recurrent Mandibular Dislocation 75
11 Arthroscopic Treatment of the Human Temporomandibular Joint 85
Pt. 3 Technology
12 Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopic Photography and Documentation Techniques 97
13 Arthroscopic Laser Surgery and Suturing for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders 107
14 Arthroscopic Traction Suturing 117
15 Arthroscopic Laser Procedures 129
Pt. 4 Research
16 Development of the Canine Model for Investigative Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy 141
17 The Structure and Function of Sodium Hyaluronate and Its Use as a Biomaterial to Treat Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction 149
18 Sodium Hyaluronate Injections in Synovial Joints 157
19 The Histologic Basis and Clinical Implications for Temporomandibular Joint Adaptation 163
20 Synovial Fluid Pressure 171
Index 175

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