Ankylosis of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Update and its treatment

Abstract

In dentistry, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is a rare pathology where no consensus of global population data has been found and therefore has presented a challenge for professionals, since there are no treatment sequence protocols standardized. The objective is to carry out a literature review and update of the diagnosis of ankylosis, considering its clinical characteristics, classification, etiology, and epidemiology. Giving special emphasis to the types of treatments used and concluding that GAP interpositional arthroplasty and TMJ reconstruction arthroplasty would be the best options to improve maximum oral opening in a patient with ankylosis, thus allowing him to recover function and aesthetics.