Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3123426 | British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2013 | 4 Pages |
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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Authors
Andrew J. Sidebottom,