Yasser Mohamed Elsheikh
Menoufia University, Egypt
Title: Extracapsular supradiscal surgical procedure for temperomandibular joint internal derangement correction(Elsheikh Technique)
Biography
Biography: Yasser Mohamed Elsheikh
Abstract
Background: Internal derangement of temporomandibular joint represents a real challenge over the past decades and causes many
functional and psychological problems, many procedures had been introduced for correction of this problem but results were not
satisfactory.
Patients & Methods: This study was carried out on 50 patients complaining of temporomandibular joint internal derangement requiring surgical treatment with different age groups ranging from 13 to 50 years, 47 of them were females. In this study we introduced a new procedure which is composed of two parts (done in one stage) to alleviate the derangement problem (Elsheikh Technique).
Results: Results were very promising based on objectives and subjective remarks.