Paediatric temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis of infectious origin at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital

Zilefac Brian Ngokwe; Nokam Kamdem Stephane; Ntep Ntep David Bienvenue; Kwedi Karl Guy; Tamoh Stive Fokam; Bengondo Messanga Charles

Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dec 2023)

Paediatric temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis of infectious origin at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital

Zilefac Brian Ngokwe,
Nokam Kamdem Stephane,
Ntep Ntep David Bienvenue,
Kwedi Karl Guy,
Tamoh Stive Fokam,
Bengondo Messanga Charles

Affiliations

Zilefac Brian Ngokwe: Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Post Graduate School for Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon; Corresponding author. Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
Nokam Kamdem Stephane: Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Post Graduate School for Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Ntep Ntep David Bienvenue: Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Kwedi Karl Guy: Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Tamoh Stive Fokam: Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Bengondo Messanga Charles: Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
p. 100450

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Mandibular condyle and glenoid fossa fusion results in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis.Paediatric TMJ ankylosis has a negative impact on facial growth, resulting in micrognathia, dental malocclusions, and sometimes facial asymmetry, which leads to significant morbidity.We present a case of a bilateral TMJ ankylosis with an infectious odontogenic origin.

Published in Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

ISSN: 2667-1476 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine; Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery/

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