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Reconstruction (includes Bone & Biomaterials and Soft Tissue)

Head & Neck

OMS and Other Dental Specialists

GP4c - Reconstruction and Head and Neck Plenary: Update on Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint

Friday, September 19, 2025
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Location: Ballroom B, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
CE: 2.0 CDE/CME

Recorded<br><i>This session will be recorded and available beginning Oct. 6.</i>

This plenary session will review various options for temporomandibular joint reconstruction, including available alloplasts, autogenous tissues (such as free-tissue transfer) and tissue engineering.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
  1. Describe the options for temporomandibular joint reconstruction, including indications, contraindications and complications associated with each option.
  2. Recognize the role of tissue engineering in the reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint.
  3. Explain the implications of rheumatologic disease in the reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint.

Presentations:

  • 1:15 PM - 1:35 PM EDT
    Alloplastic Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint

    Speaker: Gary Warburton, DDS, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center

  • 1:35 PM - 1:55 PM EDT
    Free-Flap Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint

    Speaker: Nicholas F. Callahan, DMD, MD, MPH – University of Illinois Chicago

  • 1:55 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Autogenous Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint

    Speaker: Sharon Aronovich, MI, DMD, FACS, FRCD(C) (he/him/his) – University of Michigan

  • 2:15 PM - 2:35 PM EDT
    Tissue Engineering in Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction

    Speaker: James C. Melville, DDS, FACS – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  • 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Presentation of Complex Cases of Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction

    Speaker: Jasjit K. Dillon, DDS, MBBS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

  • 2:55 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
    Roundtable Case Discussion and Q&A