Temporomandibular Joint Total Joint Replacement – TMJ TJR A Comprehensive Reference for Researchers, Materials Scientists, and Surgeons /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mercuri, Louis G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Medicine.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Oral surgery.; Maxillofacial surgery.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Medicine & Public Health.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.; Biomedical Engineering.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.

This is the first text that deals specifically with TMJ TJR. Each chapter is authored by either a basic science researcher or clinician known for their interest and expertise in this field. The text provides the reader with state-of-the-art analysis of all aspects of total temporomandibular joint re...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Introduction
• Introduction
• TMJ Biomechanics
• TMJ TJR Biomaterials Considerations
• History of TMJ TJR (Mercuri)
• Part II TMJ TJR Devices
• Stock TMJ TJR Devices
• Custom TMJ TJR Devices
• Part III Advanced TMJ TJR Techniques
• TMJ TJR in combination with orthognathic procedures
• Mandibular replacement utilizing TMJ TJR devices
• Part IV Complications
• TMJ TJR surgical Complications, prevention and management
• Material Hypersensitivity
• Tribocorrosion and TMJ TJR devices
• Management of failing and failed TMJ TJR Devices
• Part V Future Considerations
• Bioengineered Tissue TMJ TJR.