Protocol for arthroscopic treatment of internal disorders of the temporomandibular joint: technical note

FÁBIO RICARDO LOUREIRO SATO e MARCELO MAROTTA ARAUJO

Introduction: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthroscopy is considered a minimally invasive treatment for the TMJ, and the use for the treatment of internal joint disorder has increased in the last years. As it is a relatively new treatment, specialists still have many doubts on how to systematize this procedure. Objective: The objective of this article was to present the systematized and hierarchical steps of the protocol adopted for TMJ arthroscopy, describing the procedures performed in each of these steps.

Keywords: Temporomandibular joint disorders. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome. Arthroscopy.

How to cite: Sato FRL, Araujo MM. Protocol for arthroscopic treatment of internal disorders of the temporomandibular joint: technical note. J Braz Coll Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Sept-Dec;7(3):38-44.

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