INFLUENCE OF RECONSTRUCTIVE OPERATIONS ON THE LOWER JAW ON THE STATE OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS

Determination of character and extent of influencing of operative interventions on the reconstruction of the lower jaw on the state of the temporomandibular joints was the purpose of this research. The conducted treatment was complex and included surgical correction of abnormalities of the lower jaw, physical therapies and medicinal methods as well as orthodontic correction of occlusal violations. After the reconstructive operations on the lower jaw, correlation of elements of the joint remains unchanged, and in some cases assumes physiological character, that allows to recommend this method for introduction in the health protection.