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Abstract
The surgical treatment of intermediate- to late-stage temporomandibular joint disease
often involves disk removal. In many instances, disks have not been replaced; long-term
postsurgical findings of crepitation and osseous remodeling have been noted although
subjective signs and symptoms have been few. Attempts to decrease the noises and bony
changes, to enhance biologic resurfacing, and to prevent adhesions, recurrent pain,
and dysfunction have prompted many surgeons to use various alloplastic materials to
replace the disk, either in a planned permanent (retained) or a planned temporary
(retrievable) manner. However, a certain degree of morbidity remains. This article
reports clinical responses and radiographic findings in a series of patients who received
retained alloplastic temporomandibular joint disk implants.
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