Morphological changes of TMJ disc in surgically treated ADDwoR patients: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to quantify the morphological changes of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) discs after disc repositioning surgery using the three-dimensional (3D) modeling. Thirty patients who diagnosed with unilateral ADDwoR were included to compare the morphological differences between ADDWoR discs and normal discs, and fifteen patients who experienced unilateral or bilateral disc repositioning surgery were included to analyze the morphological changes before and after disc repositioning surgery. Disc 3D reconstruction and analyses were performed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. In the unilateral ADDwoR patients, volume, superficial area, length, and maximum longitudinal-sectional area of the ADDwoR disc were significantly smaller compared with the non-affected discs. However, t

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526344 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature