Imaging Sci Dent.  2012 Mar;42(1):13-18. 10.5624/isd.2012.42.1.13.

Autologous blood injection to the temporomandibular joint: magnetic resonance imaging findings

• Candirli C
• Yuce S
• Cavus UY
• Akin K
• Cakir B

• KMID: 1974402
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5624/isd.2012.42.1.13

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the autologous blood injection (ABI) for chronic recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
ABI was applied to 14 patients who had chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation. MRIs of the patients were taken and compared before and one month after the injection.
RESULTS
All of the patients had no dislocations of their TMJs on clinical examination one month after the injection. In the pre-injection, unilateral or bilateral TMJ dislocations were observed on MRIs in all patients. One month after the injection, TMJ dislocations were not observed in MRI evaluation of any patients. A significant structural change that caused by ABI was not observed.
CONCLUSION
The procedure was easy to perform and it caused no foreign body reaction. However, it was unclear how the procedure prevented the dislocation.

Keyword

Temporomandibular Joint; Dislocations; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MeSH Terms

Dislocations
Foreign-Body Reaction
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Magnetics
Magnets
Temporomandibular Joint

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A. The reference line for locating the articular fossa. B. Autologous blood injection.

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  Fig. 2 Case 1: MRI images of the left TMJ. A. Open-mouth position before injection. B. Close-mouth position before injection. C. Open-mouth position after injection. D. Close-mouth position after injection.

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  Fig. 3 Case 2: MRI images of the open-mouth position. A. The left TMJ before injection. B. The right TMJ before injection. C. The left TMJ after injection. D. The right TMJ after injection.

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