A screw and wire assisted coronoidectomy procedure: A technical note

Anshul J Rai; Babu Lal; Jitendra Kumar; Vinisha Agrawal; Samriddhi Burman

doi:10.1016/j.jormas.2023.101637

A screw and wire assisted coronoidectomy procedure: A technical note

J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Feb;125(1):101637. doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2023.101637. Epub 2023 Sep 12.

Authors

Anshul J Rai¹, Babu Lal², Jitendra Kumar³, Vinisha Agrawal⁴, Samriddhi Burman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
² Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
³ Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Electronic address: jitendra.aiimsbhopal@gmail.com.
⁴ School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

PMID: 37709145
DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2023.101637

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis and oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) often exhibit elongated hyperplastic coronoid processes with fibrous attachments to the temporalis muscle. In managing this condition, a vital step involves performing a coronoidotomy or coronoidectomy alongside the primary surgical procedure. While coronoidectomy is preferable due to reattachment issues, its complexity arises from the thickened and elongated coronoid process. Our technical note introduces a screw and wire assisted coronoidectomy method, found to be efficient, replicable, and time-saving.

Keywords: Coronoidectomy; Coronoidotomy; OSMF; Oral submucous fibrosis; TMJ Ankylosis; Temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis.

MeSH terms

Ankylosis* / surgery
Bone Screws
Humans
Mandibular Osteotomy
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders* / surgery

Supplementary concepts

Temporomandibular ankylosis