TY - JOUR
T1 - A triad of temporomandibular joint ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and severe obstructive sleep apnoea
T2 - Case report
AU - Al-Nuumani, Issa K.
AU - Bakathir, Abdulaziz
AU - Al-Hashmi, Ahmed
AU - Al-Abri, Mohammed
AU - Al Kindi, Hussein
AU - Al-Macki, Intisar
AU - Al-Balushi, Zainab
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - The surgical management of paediatric patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is challenging. We report a nine-year-old boy who presented to the Department of Oral Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2016 with complaints of limited mouth opening, loud snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness. He was diagnosed with TMJ ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and severe OSA. The patient initially underwent mandibular distraction and, subsequently, release of the TMJ ankylosis and rib graft reconstruction. The overall patient outcome was successful, with improvement in OSA-related symptoms, good facial symmetry and adequate mouth opening.
AB - The surgical management of paediatric patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is challenging. We report a nine-year-old boy who presented to the Department of Oral Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2016 with complaints of limited mouth opening, loud snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness. He was diagnosed with TMJ ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and severe OSA. The patient initially underwent mandibular distraction and, subsequently, release of the TMJ ankylosis and rib graft reconstruction. The overall patient outcome was successful, with improvement in OSA-related symptoms, good facial symmetry and adequate mouth opening.
KW - Case report
KW - Obstructive sleep apnea
KW - Oman
KW - Retrognathia
KW - Temporomandibular ankylosis
KW - Temporomandibular joint disorders
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U2 - 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019
DO - 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 30607282
AN - SCOPUS:85058782519
SN - 2075-051X
VL - 18
SP - e379-e382
JO - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
JF - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
IS - 3
ER -