Author(s)

F. M. Butt^1*, S. W. Guthua², E. M. Kegereki³

¹Department of Human Anatomy and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
²Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
³Department of Periodontology/Community and Preventive Dentistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Temporomandibularmandibular ankylosis also known as the craniomandibular joint (CMJ) ankylosis is a Greek terminology that means “stiff joint”. It is most commonly associated with trauma and to a lesser extent middle ear infections. The condition is debilitating with regard to nutrition, mantainance of oral hygiene, growth and the overall psychology state of the patient. In this paper we present preliminary results of an ongoing study to assess the clinical parameters, for example, maximum inter incisal opening (MIO) and chin deviation (CD) of patients with CMJ ankylosis receiving early surgical intervention.

Temporo/Craniomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Trismus, Costochondral Graft

Butt, F. , Guthua, S. and Kegereki, E. (2015) Preliminary Outcome of Case Series of the Management of Unilateral and Bilateral Craniomandibular Ankylosis in Kenya
—An Ongoing Prospective Study. Open Journal of Stomatology, 5, 227-233. doi: 10.4236/ojst.2015.59028.