Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3123426 British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2013 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Restricted mouth opening is a common problem that presents to secondary care, and management depends on the primary cause. The most common differential diagnoses related to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) include muscle spasm secondary to pain, anchored disc phenomenon, irreducible anterior disc displacement, rheumatoid diseases, and ankylosis. In this paper each is considered in turn.

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