RE: A Nonsurgical Treatment Strategy for Longstanding, Nonreducible, Bilateral Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: A Case Report

The article by Dr Yaklai et  al1 that reports the use of elastic traction in the treatment of chronic longstanding temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation is of great interest. The authors should be commended on their choice to report a nonsurgical strategy for treating this problematic condition; however, some critical asp ects of the strategy described should be pointed out.
Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research