Overview on the Prevalence, Risk Factors and Surgical Management of Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: A Review Article

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint dislocations account for 3% of all recorded dislocations. Traumatic causes of mandibular dislocations may indicate some masculine taste, as facial trauma is more common among men. Frontal dislocations are the most common type of mandibular dislocations, usually secondary to non-traumatic causes. Magnetic resonance imaging is increasingly being used to investigate the condition of the articular disc to determine whether or not there is an internal defect in the temporomandibular joint. It is more cost-effective than cone-beam CT scans and is made available to many dentists. Management of  temporomandibular joint dislocation should be provided promptly. Non-surgical treatment of temporomandibular disorders remains the most effective way to manage over 90% of patients. In relation to surgical management, acute anteromedial, medial, lateral, or posterior dislocations can be manually reduced under analgesic control, with local or general anesthesia, sedation or not, but other methods Used in the literature.