Santos, George SoaresSousa, Rodrigo Calado Nunes E.Gomes, Julio BisinottoMacIel, Juceléia [UNESP]Sonoda, Celso Koogi [UNESP]Garcia, Idelmo Rangel [UNESP]De Melo, Willian Morais2014-05-272014-05-272013-07-01Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, v. 24, n. 4, p. 1347-1349, 2013.1049-22751536-3732http://hdl.handle.net/11449/75802Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder is a term that encompasses a number of overlapping conditions, such as closed lock. Closed lock of the TMJ is considered a consequence of a nonreducing deformed disc acting as an obstacle to the sliding condylar head that usually causes a decrease in the maximum mouth opening and acute pain. The management of the TMJ is still controversial. Thus, arthrocentesis of the TMJ is a valuable modification of the traditional method of arthroscopic lavage, which consists of washing the joint in order to remove chemical inflammatory mediators and intra-articular adhesions, changing intra-articular pressure. TMJ disorder has always presented as a therapeutic challenge to maxillofacial surgeons. Therefore, this paper aimed to describe a clinical report of a closed lock of the left TMJ in a 19-year-old female subject who was successfully treated by arthrocentesis procedure. © 2013 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.1347-1349engArthrocentesisinternal derangementminimally invasive surgerytemporomandibular jointArtigo10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182869f6bWOS:000330129000121Acesso restrito2-s2.0-848808622835007703439443544