Three Cases of Autologous Blood Injection for Treatment of Recurrent Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation in Aged Persons

Abstract

　There are many methods to treat recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation which are invasive or noninvasive. But when we consider the risk of recurrence and invasion, our choice is limited to several methods. Especially, there are some possibilities of recurrence when we choose a noninvasive method. The method of Autologous Blood Injection according to Hasson & Nahlieli can be treated with minimum invasion. Several cases treated with this method were reported. In this paper, we report 3 cases of aged persons who were treated with Autologous Blood Injection . We followed them up for 3 to 4 months after operation and that there were favorable results. This method is considered effective for treatment of recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation because it can be done simply with minimum invasion.