TMJ Surgery: Evidence-Based Indications and Clinical Decision-Making (Online, 18 February 2026)

This comprehensive webinar offers an updated, evidence-based exploration of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery for patients with temporomandibular disorders that no longer respond to conservative management.

Designed to enhance clinical decision-making, the session guides participants through a rational, stepwise treatment continuum, ranging from minimally invasive approaches like arthrocentesis and arthroscopy to advanced open surgery and total joint replacement.

By integrating current scientific literature with real-world clinical cases, expert presenters will illuminate key diagnostic criteria, patient selection, and clinical outcomes across challenging conditions such as disc displacements, osteoarthritis, and ankylosis, ultimately providing practical tools to support personalized, multidisciplinary patient care.

Certificates are available to live attendees who completed at least 75 minutes of the live 90-minute session. Once the webinar has concluded, please return to the IADR Connect Series page to claim your certificate under the specific webinar title.

To understand the diagnostic and decision-making criteria guiding the indication for TMJ surgery, distinguishing cases suitable for conservative management from those requiring surgical intervention.

To gain knowledge of the main TMJ surgical techniques (arthrocentesis, arthroscopy, open surgery, and total joint replacement), including their indications, limitations, and evidence-based clinical outcomes.