Clinical Effects of the Combination of Rhytidectomy and Temporomandibular Joint Disc Repositioning Surgery

This study aims to investigate the clinical effects of the combination of rhytidectomy and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc repositioning surgery in internal derangement (ID) stage IV-V and facial aging patients. Methods: Eighteen facial aging with bilateral ID IV-V patients were enrolled in this study. All of them had undergone temporomandibular disc repositioning surgery and rhytidectomy by the same surgeon (Yao Min Zhu). Pre-/post-surgical clinical manifestations, facial photography, radiographic data were recorded and analyzed, as well as doctor, patient, third-party evaluation of postsurgical facial appearance satisfaction. Results: The average age of 18 female patients was 52.9. The average of presurgical visual analog pain scale score was 5.94, ranged from 4 to 8. After 6 months, the average of postsurgical visual analog pain scale score was 0.28, ranged from 0 to 1 (P  > 0.05). The average maximal mouth opening of presurgical and postsurgical was 2.19 and 3.29 cm, ranged from 1.2 to 2.8 cm and 3.0 to 3.5 cm, respectively (P 
Source: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: Clinical Studies Source Type: research