Maharastra’s first total joint replacement of the jaw performed at the AFMC,Pune

The problems of jaw joints are represented by pain, joint noises as clicks, restricted motion of the jaws, radiating pain in the face and neck region and associated headache, reported Brigadier Chowdhary  .

VSM Director and Commandant, AFMC, Lt Gen AK Nagpal, after the successful procedural performance proudly proclaimed that the Department of Dental Surgery and Oral Health Sciences at Pune was now in the position to deliver high-quality basic dental and high-end maxillofacial surgical care including advanced specialist treatment in other specialties of oral healthcare to their patients.

This he said had become a reality on having acquired  both the state-of-the-art equipment and expertise to deliver the same

This is the first such procedure carried out by any hospital in Maharashtra.

Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders, commonly called "TMJ," are a group of conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement. TMJ disorders can cause pain in jaw joint and in the muscles that control jaw movement. The disorders are treated mostly treated conservatively, but in extreme cases, surgery may be required.