Title
Two versus single needle arthrocentesis of TMJ for internal derangement
Authors
Altaf H Malik* & Irshad A Misgar
Affiliation
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India; *Corresponding author
Altaf H Malik - E - mail: drmalikaltaf@gmail.com; Phone: +91
9469000615
Irshad A Misgar - E - mail: irshad.mds@yahoo.com; Phone: +91
7006563116
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
The efficacy of arthrocentesis with two needles compared with one needle for the treatment of internal derangement of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is of interest. Fifty patients aged between 17 to 39 years comprised the study material in the department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery at Govt Dental College Srinagar (India). Clinical evaluation of the patients was done before the procedure and 1 week and 6 months after postoperatively. Intensity of TMJ pain and maximal mouth opening were recorded at each follow-up visit. Arthrocentesis improves the symptoms of the patients with internal derangement with closed lock but addition of other needle didn’t improve the results.
Keywords
TMJ (temporomandibular joint), Internal derangement, arthrocentesis
Citation
Malik & Misgar, Bioinformation 21(5): 978-981 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
