Is entire removal of a post-traumatic temporomandibular joint ankylotic site necessary for an optimal outcome?
In post trauma ankylosis the displaced head of the condyle and disc should be searched for using computed tomography. If detected we recommend its preservation while accurately remove only the ankylotic mass. Using this approach, in addition to achieving adequate mandibular motion, good occlusion, and normal facial growth, major surgery, with all its inconveniences and potential complications, is avoided.
The DNA strand breaks were detected in cardiomyocytes in patients with DCM and mainly in interstitial cells in myocarditis. It is possible that the DNA strand breaks can be involved in mechanisms of progressive loss of functional cardiac units in these myocardial diseases.