The majority of patients report satisfaction more than 24 years after temporomandibular joint discectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To retrospectively evaluate long-term outcomes after temporomandibular joint (TMJ) discectomy.

Methods

Included patients (n = 64) had undergone discectomy during 1989-1998 at Umeå University Hospital. A questionnaire was used to evaluate pre- and postoperative symptoms, postoperative complications, general pain, and subjective opinion about the outcome of the surgery.

Results

The results are based on responses from 47 patients (40 women/7 men), including 36 (30 women/6 men) who completed the questionnaire and 11 (10 women/1 man) who were contacted by telephone and answered selected questions. Seventeen patients were excluded because of death, a move abroad, declining to participate, or no available patient information. Among the respondents, 41 (87%) were sati

SUBMITTER: Backstrom E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480160 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature