Strategies to reduce re-ankylosis in temporomandibular joint ankylosis patients

Abstract The purpose of the study was to define a protocol for prevention of re-ankylosis after surgical management of temporomandibular joint ankylosis (TMJA). The investigators designed a retrospective study on all TMJA patients treated with different treatment modalities from 2013-2019. The investigators observed that complete removal of ankylotic mass particularly on medial side, use of piezoelectric scalpel for clean and smooth osteotomy with copious irrigation to remove bone chips and slurry, less trauma to the local tissue, osteotomy design parallel and inferior osteotomy at narrowest part which mostly corresponds to condylar neck, perform coronoidectomy (if mouth opening is