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Temporomandibular joint ankylosis is the movement obstacle of mandible which depend on proliferation of bone or fibrosis in temporomandibular joint structure by many causes. In order to treat this condition various surgical methods have been performed, but no operative methods have been produced consistantly successful results. This study has been performed to the patients who had been operated due to TMJ ankylosis by studying classification, cause, onset, duration, method of anesthesia, treatment modality, symptom changes, and complication through medical record, radiograms and follow-up data for being a help to proper selection of treatment method and evaluation of prognosis.
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