Temporomandibular joint symptoms in an orthognathic surgery population

Clinical predictive factors for temporomandibular disorders following combined orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment in patients with Class III malocclusion

“…Some authors suggest that fewer patients with Class III malocclusion show improvement after orthognathic surgery than patients with other dentofacial deformities [24,32]. These findings, however, are contradicted by other authors who report greater improvement in TMD symptoms in patients with Class III malocclusion than Class II malocclusion following orthognathic surgery [6,33].…”

Morphologic and clinical changes in the temporomandibular joint following orthognathic surgery

“…Several authors have presented evidence of the relation between orthognathic surgery and condylar remodeling and various changes. [1][2][3][4][5] Condylar resorption was first reported by Burke in 1961. [6] Changes in the mandibular condyles after orthognathic surgery either in form of resorption or remodeling is sequel, which has been noted both clinically as well as radiographically.…”

Bone Biology for Implant Dentistry in Atrophic Alveolar Ridge - Theory and Practice

“…In contrast, there's no definite relationship of Angle's class III patients to postoperative development of TMD. It was deduced that altered biomechanical situation after orthognathic surgery was the www.intechopen.com Implant Dentistry  A Rapidly Evolving Practice 414 causative factor for the new TMD symptoms in Angle's class II patients after orthognathic surgery (De Clercq et al, 1995). De Clercq compared the trabecular bone pattern of the Angle's class II and III patients to show that those of the former usually have less compact trabecular pattern than those of the latter.…”