Two cases of habitual temporomandibular dislocation surgically treated by the Buckley-Terry procedure using a T-type titanium miniplate

Abstract

We treated two cases of habitual temporomandibular dislocation by the Buckley-Terry procedure using a T-type titanium miniplate. Both patients had mental or cerebrovascular disorders and had recurrent dislocation of the temporomandibular joint. Using an Al Kayat-Bramley type approach to the joint, we applied a bent T-type titanium miniplate to limit the movement of the condyle head. After Buckley-Terry surgical intervention, there was no clinical evidence of recurrent dislocation in either patient. This procedure appears to be a very simple and useful technique for the surgical treatment of habitual temporomandibular joint dislocation.