“…Laskin
[6] generalized the factors related to disease, including the age of the patient, severity of trauma, pattern of condylar fracture, duration of immobilization, and location of the disc. Patients characterized with young
[6,26], severe TMJ trauma
[6], communited condylar fracture
[6,26,27] or sagittal fracture
[11,26-28], or those with medially dislocated condylar fracture
[14], prolonged immobilization of the mandible
[6], and disc displacement
[6,28] are prone to developing ankylosis. In addition, close contact of the 2 injured articular surfaces, which results in a shorter distance for bone healing, also plays an important role in the development of ankylosis
[11].…”