Facial nerve injury following surgery for temporomandibular joint ankylosis: A prospective clinical study

• Main Authors: S Gokkulakrishnan (Author), Sanjay Singh (Author), Ashish Sharma (Author), Amit Kumar Singh (Author), Rajshree Borah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the incidence and degree of facial nerve damage and time taken for its recovery following surgery for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis. Materials and Methods: A total of 30 subjects with the TMJ ankylosis with or without history...