Paediatric temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis of infectious origin at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Zilefac Brian Ngokwe (مؤلف), Nokam Kamdem Stephane (مؤلف), Ntep Ntep David Bienvenue (مؤلف), Kwedi Karl Guy (مؤلف), Tamoh Stive Fokam (مؤلف), Bengondo Messanga Charles (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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Mandibular condyle and glenoid fossa fusion results in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis.Paediatric TMJ ankylosis has a negative impact on facial growth, resulting in micrognathia, dental malocclusions, and sometimes facial asymmetry, which leads to significant morbidity.We present a case of a...