Abstract:
This lecture will be a reminiscence of 40+ years of TMJ evaluation, diagnosis, non-surgical, and surgical treatment modalties, and a discussion of long-term outcomes in a private practice setting, involving over 900 cases. The presenter is of the opinion that TMJ meniscectomy is the most reliable and long-term successful method for initial management of chronic TMJ internal derangements that are refractory to conservative non-surgical treatment modalities. The simple criteria for TMJ surgery are: Failed conservative therapy, Positive MRI findings, Chronic narcotic-dependent pain, and Severe limitation of motion. At this point, TMJ meniscectomy can be performed under IV sedation as an out-patient office procedure.
Biography:
Dr. Traub graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1978 following which he completed a 3-year Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He then enjoyed a full-time solo practice in his home town of Albuquerque, New Mexico USA until the summer of 2023. More recently, he has accepted a teaching position at Creighton University Dental School as a clinical professor in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Oral Biology (AIOB), still practices surgery part-time in Albuquerque, and is becoming certified by the International Academy of Independent Medical Legal Evaluators, being the first in his field in that organization. He has placed dental implants since 1982 and still does major facial traumatic reconstructive surgery.
