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Preventing Trismus Following or During Treatment – Surgery and Radiation

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Introduction: Trismus is a painful condition in which there is restricted mouth opening. The purpose of this article is to help understand the lockjaw when going through treatment – surgery or radiation to the head and neck region. Consequences of inadequate mouth opening (trismus) Feeding – the person will have difficulty in taking large bites of […]

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Trismus – Restrictive Mouth opening

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Introduction: Trismus is a painful condition in which there is restricted mouth opening. Pathology: The masticator muscles (Chewing Muscles) of the jaw become contracted, inflamed preventing the mouth from opening fully. Or the elastic mucosa gets fibrosed loosing elasticity to allow mouth opening. Degree of trismus: Mouth opening between 3.5 cm to 5.5 cm is considered normal.

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