%0 Journal Article
%T TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ANKYLOSIS
%A EHSAN RATHORE
%A ALTHAF HUSSAIN RATHORE
%J The Professional Medical Journal
%D 2011
%I 
%X Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is a distressing and disabling disorder due to fibrous or osseous adhesions between the bony components of the joint . It not only causes the inability to open the month but also alters the eating habits, speech ability, and cause malocclusion, facial disfigurement and psychological disorders . The main cause is trauma in the childhood . The treatment is early and aggressive surgical operation . So many surgical procedures have been described but no one has been proven entirely satisfactory .
%K Temporomandibular Joint
%U http://www.theprofesional.com/article/2011/Vol-18-no-4/001%20Prof-1886.pdf