TMJ Treatment
From conservative splints to arthroscopic and open joint surgery.
Investment range
EGP 8,000 – EGP 80,000
Total duration
Variable — splint trial 8–12 weeks before escalation
Hospital stay
Day case for arthroscopy, 1–2 nights for open surgery
Recovery
Same-day for splints, 2–4 weeks for arthroscopy
Splint therapy from EGP 8,000. Arthroscopy EGP 35,000–55,000. Open joint surgery from EGP 65,000.
What this surgery actually does.
The temporomandibular joint is the most-used joint in the body. When it fails — clicking, locking, pain on chewing, headaches at the temples — patients often spend years cycling through dentists, neurologists and physiotherapists without resolution.
Our protocol begins conservatively. The majority of patients respond to a properly designed occlusal splint, jaw physiotherapy and where indicated, image-guided joint injections (PRP, hyaluronic acid). For patients who do not respond, we offer arthrocentesis and arthroscopy, both performed in theatre under sedation.
Open joint surgery — discoplasty, eminoplasty, total joint replacement — is reserved for the small minority of cases where the joint is structurally damaged. We have a particular interest in post-traumatic ankylosis and have re-mobilised joints fused for over a decade.
82%
Symptom resolution with conservative care
12 mm
Mean opening gain post-arthroscopy
0
Implant failures in 6 years of joint replacement
Who this is for, and who it isn't.
A truthful filter — not a sales pitch. If you don't fit, we will say so.
- Persistent jaw joint pain despite over-the-counter analgesia
- Audible clicking, popping or locking on opening
- Limited mouth opening (under 35 mm inter-incisal)
- Post-traumatic joint dysfunction or ankylosis
- Failed splint therapy under another provider
From first message to final review.
- Step 01
Diagnostic work-up
MRI of both joints in open and closed positions. Examination of bite, posture and parafunctional habits.
- Step 02
Conservative phase
Custom occlusal splint, structured physiotherapy, lifestyle modification. 8–12 week trial.
- Step 03
Image-guided injection
PRP or hyaluronic acid into the upper joint space, performed in clinic under local. Series of 1–3 sessions.
- Step 04
Arthroscopy
Day-case keyhole surgery to lyse adhesions and re-position the disc. 35-minute theatre time.
- Step 05
Open joint surgery (if required)
Reserved for structural pathology. Includes discoplasty, eminoplasty or alloplastic joint replacement.