Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi [UNESP]Pardo-Kaba, Shajadi CarlosMartini, Marcelo ZilloHorikawa, Fernando Kendi2015-12-072015-12-072012National Journal Of Maxillofacial Surgery, v. 3, n. 1, p. 96-97, 2012.0975-5950http://hdl.handle.net/11449/130922Temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis is a method of flushing out the synovial fluid that is currently performed by providing a double puncture to the upper joint space. The traditional 2-needle technique has some restrictions, such as the difficulty in performing it in the presence of intra-articular adherences and in the female patients, because the space is very small. The adoption of a single-needle for fluid injection might have some advantages with respect to the traditional 2-needle approach in terms of easily, time of execution and tolerability. We describe a single needle technique and we recommend the use.96-97engArthrocentesisTemporomandibular jointUpper joint spaceArtigo10.4103/0975-5950.102177Acesso restrito23251070PMC3513821