Abstract
The surgical management of paediatric patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is challenging. We report a nine-year-old boy who presented to the Department of Oral Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2016 with complaints of limited mouth opening, loud snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness. He was diagnosed with TMJ ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and severe OSA. The patient initially underwent mandibular distraction and, subsequently, release of the TMJ ankylosis and rib graft reconstruction. The overall patient outcome was successful, with improvement in OSA-related symptoms, good facial symmetry and adequate mouth opening.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(3), e379-382
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Nuumani, I. K., Bakathir, A., Al-Abri, A., Mohammed, Al Kindi, H., Al-Macki, I., & Al Balushi, Z. (2025). A Triad of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Mandibular Retrognathia and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(3), e379-382. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019
MLA 9
Al-Nuumani, Issa K., et al. "A Triad of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Mandibular Retrognathia and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Case report." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 2025, pp. e379-382. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Nuumani, Issa K., Abdulaziz Bakathir, Ahmed Al-Abri, Mohammed, Hussein Al Kindi, Intisar Al-Macki, and Zainab Al Balushi. 2025. "A Triad of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Mandibular Retrognathia and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Case report." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18 (3): e379-382. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019.
Harvard
Al-Nuumani, I. K., Bakathir, A., Al-Abri, A., Mohammed, Al Kindi, H., Al-Macki, I. and Al Balushi, Z. (2025) 'A Triad of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Mandibular Retrognathia and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Case report', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(3), pp. e379-382. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019.
Vancouver
Al-Nuumani IK, Bakathir A, Al-Abri A, Mohammed, Al Kindi H, Al-Macki I, et al. A Triad of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Mandibular Retrognathia and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;18(3):e379-382. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019
IEEE
I. K. Al-Nuumani, A. Bakathir, A. Al-Abri, Mohammed, H. Al Kindi, I. Al-Macki, and Z. Al Balushi, "A Triad of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Mandibular Retrognathia and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Case report," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. e379-382, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.019.