Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint.

Description

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is formed by the temporal bone of the cranium (skull) and the lower jaw or mandible. Symptoms of degenerative disease in this joint include dysfunction or pain in the head, face, jaws, neck and shoulders. TMJ replacement involves substituting a prosthesis, usually metal-on-metal or metal-on-acrylic, for the TMJ. The procedure takes 2–3 hours and the patient is usually in hospital for a few days afterwards.

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

V20.1 Total prosthetic replacement of temporomandibular joint

Note: OPCS-4 code V14.3 Partial excision of mandible NEC may also be assigned if the coronoid process is excised during the procedure.

_{The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS.   The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided.  www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding}

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	IPG329 Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint: guidance (web format)	07 February 2011
	IPG329 Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint: guidance	16 December 2009
	IPG329 Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint: understanding NICE guidance	16 December 2009
	IPG329 Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format)	16 December 2009
	IPG329 Gosod cymal arleisiol artiffisial newydd yn yr ên: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)	02 February 2010
	IPG329 Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint: consultation comments table	16 December 2009
	IPG329 Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint: audit support	16 December 2009
	Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint (interventional procedures overview)	24 August 2009
	Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint (interventional procedures consultation)	24 August 2009