Temporomandibular joint ankylosis, Citylight, Piplod, Vesu, Surat, Gujarat.

Temporomandibular joint ankylosis is defined as bony or fibrous adhesion of the anatomic joint components along with limitation in opening the mouth, causing difficulties with mastication, speaking and oral hygiene as well as inadvertently influencing mandibular growth. Surgical treatment procedures include arthroplasty of the joint cavity with or without a reconstruction and a coronoidectomy, an autogenous costochondral rib graft, distraction osteogenesis and intensive mouth-opening exercise, corrective orthognathic surgery or alloplastic joint prostheses. It is best done by a plastic surgeon.