Implant Arthroplasty for Temporomandibular Joint in a Rheumatoid Patient

Yoshihiro TOMITA; 田中 肇; 中川 重範; 館 かおる; 佐々木 浩樹; 森本 政司; 長谷川 正裕; 樋口 均也; 服部 明伸; 中橋 一裕

doi:10.11551/jsjd1982.11.389

Yoshihiro TOMITA, [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese], [in Japanese]

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Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis, temporomandibular joint, implant arthroplasty, dyspnea

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1992 Volume 11 Issue 4 Pages 389-392

DOI https://doi.org/10.11551/jsjd1982.11.389

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Abstract

The fact that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often affects the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is well known. It is rare, however, for a TMJ disturbance in an RA patient to undergo surgical treatment, and review of the literature revealed no reports of total TMJ implant arthroplasty. We therefore report a total TMJ implant arthroplasty in a 65-year-old female with RA. There was massive bone destruction in the TMJ and the patient had been suffering from dyspnea.

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