Surgical treatment of habitual luxation of the temporomandibular joint.

The various operations which aim at increasing the articular eminence are discussed. A modifications of one of these procedures is described in detail with reference to 12 patients on whom this operation was performed 23 times. In discussion of advantages and disadvantages, the results obtained are compared with those of a procedure which produces the opposite effect, namely a flattening of the articular eminence of the temporomandibular joint. It is finally demonstrated that the two procedures can effectively complement each other, provided they are carried out for the correct indication and in the proper sequence.