Authors' recommendations: TMJ replacement is a last-chance procedure for those with the most advanced and debilitating forms of TMJ derangement. TMJ replacement within Alberta is unable to keep pace with current demand, primarily because of the lack of qualified oral maxillofacial surgeons within the province and limitations in available OR time. Evidence from nine case series studies indicates that total TMJ replacement provides patients with stable improvement in incisal opening, jaw and diet function, and reduced pain for at least up to two years. The same studies indicate minimal risk of serious adverse events over the same time period. Given the relatively young age of TMJ prosthetic replacement recipients, evidence on the long-term effectiveness and need for additional TMJ prostheses over a patient's lifetime would be useful.

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2013

URL for published report: http://www.ihe.ca/advanced-search/total-prosthetic-replacement-of-the-temporomandibular-joint-a-rapid-evidence-assessment-and-economic-analysis

URL for additional information: http://www.health.alberta.ca/initiatives/health-evidence-reviews-list.html

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Canada

Organisation Name: Institute of Health Economics

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