Desai, Jameel2018-10-162018-10-162018-01Desai J. Patient perception following alloplastic total temporomandibular joint replacement. Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery 2018;8:83-5.2231-0746 (print)2249-3816 (online)10.4103/ams.ams_182_17http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66907INTRODUCTION : A retrospective analysis was done on patients who had undergone unilateral temporomandibular joint reconstruction using alloplastic temporomandibular prostheses. AIM : The study wished to highlight patient perceptions after surgery; specifically relating to pain, function, and aesthetics. MATERIAL AND METHOD : Twenty three patients were assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, ability to eat, quality of life and scar appraisal. RESULTS : Patients Vas scores were favourable for all parameters save for scar appreciation. CONCLUSION : Total temporomandibular alloplastic joint replacement is a viable treatment option, with generally positive surgical outcomes for patients.en© 2018 Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery. This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.Alloplastic prosthesisPatient perceptionVisual analogue scale (VAS)Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)Article