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To evaluate the feasibility of sternoclavicular graft (SCG) as an adaptive center along with buccal fat pad (BFP) lining for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) reconstruction in TMJ ankylosis.

A prospective, preliminary, short-term study with only 6 months' follow-up was performed in 10 patients with TMJ ankylosis. All patients had complete osseous ankylosis, and the mean duration of ankylosis was 6.4 years (range, 3 to 13 years). Interpositional arthroplasty with SCG along with BFP lining was done in all cases. Postoperative clinical and radiographic follow-up was performed for 6 to 9 months.

Maximum interincisal opening at 6 months' follow-up was 35.6 ± 4.97 mm (range, 31 to 45 mm). Similarly, protrusive movement at follow-up of 6 months was 2.7 ± 1.25 mm (range, 1.5 to 5.5 mm), whereas laterotrusive movement was 4.1 ± 1.98 mm (range, 1.5 to 7.0 mm) toward the …