Trismus has a number of potential causes, which range from the simple and non-progressive to those that are potentially life-threatening. Kazanjian divided ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint into true and false.
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The true type of ankylosis was attributed to pathological conditions of the joint, and false ankylosis was applied to restrictions of movement resulting from extra-articular joint abnormalities.
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This latter type of ankylosis is what most clinicians know as trismus. In a busy practice, it is not unusual to see several patients each month with a complaint of trismus. This condition may impair eating, impede oral hygiene, restrict access for dental procedures and adversely affect speech and facial appearance.
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° Dent Update 2002; 29: 88–94 / P.J. DHANRAJANI AND O. JONAIDEL
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