TMJ Replacement

If a joint is badly damaged and cannot be repaired, it must be removed and replaced. Conditions requiring surgery may include: severe degenerative disease, congenitally deformed TMJs and advanced rheumatoid arthritis. Due to the general risks associated with surgery, this treatment is used only after other treatment options have been considered.

Over the past 20 years, total joint replacement surgeries have become a safer and more common option for those suffering with TMJ disease. As these surgeries have become more mainstream, a variety of prosthetic TMJ joints have been tried, tested and improved upon.