Surgery For Tmj. During open joint arthroplasty of the jaw an incision is made in the skin to expose the jaw joint. Arthroplasty arthroscopy and complete joint replacement.
Surgery is typically reserved for the most severe cases of tmj disorders. Open joint arthroplasty is surgery to repair reposition replace or remove parts in a joint. This is similar to other types of joint replacement surgeries a synthetic joint replaces the natural damaged jaw joint.
During the surgery arthrocentesis.
Each type of surgery is performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. A final surgery option is a total joint replacement. The primary management of rheumatoid arthritis of the tmj is medically based and surgery therefore plays a role only in the treatment of such structural sequelae as ankylosis apertognathia or facial deformity. Surgical treatment for temporomandibular joint tmj disorders is rare and only performed when all other non surgical treatments and chronic pain management options have been tried without success.
