Open AccessApplication of Navigation Surgery in Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis Case and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Souma Chowdhury,
Abhishek Mishra,
Vipin Saxena,
K Rajkumar,
Vejayan Krishnan,
S. Arunkumar,
Prasun Kumar Dubey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-019-01231-y
Subject(s) - oral and maxillofacial surgery , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , temporomandibular joint , neurosurgery , ankylosis , condyle , surgical planning , plastic surgery , head and neck surgery , maxillary artery , surgery , osteotomy , orthodontics , dentistry
The aim of this article is to develop a navigation-guided oral and maxillofacial surgery including surgical planning, simulation and navigation in temporomandibular joint ankylosis case practiced in tertiary care hospital. After getting the computed tomographic angiography of head and neck, the special software of Brain lab ® is used to mark the arteries and veins of the patient, which was in close approximation to the mandibular condyle. Brain lab ® navigation system was used during the surgery to ascertain the middle meningeal artery location, and osteotomy cut was given. Navigation technology use in the neurosurgery is not new. But its use in the subcontinent in the field of maxillofacial surgery is quite rare. First time, it has been used scientifically in temporomandibular joint ankylosis case. Navigation technology use in the maxillofacial surgery requires a holistic imaginative/creative approach to make the surgeries more predictive and safe.