Temporomandibular joint regeneration: proposal of a novel treatment for condylar resorption after orthognathic surgery using transplantation of autologous nasal septum chondrocytes, and the first human case report

Abstract Background Upon orthognathic mandibular advancement surgery the adjacent soft tissues can displace the distal bone segment and increase the load on the temporomandibular joint causing loss of its integrity. Remodeling of the condyle and temporal fossa with destruction of condylar cartilage...

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Main Authors: Ricardo de Souza Tesch, Esther Rieko Takamori, Karla Menezes, Rosana Bizon Vieira Carias, Cláudio Leonardo Milione Dutra, Marcelo de Freitas Aguiar, Tânia Salgado de Sousa Torraca, Alexandra Cristina Senegaglia, Cármen Lúcia Kuniyoshi Rebelatto, Debora Regina Daga, Paulo Roberto Slud Brofman, Radovan Borojevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-018-0806-4