Limited mouth opening of unknown cause cured by diagnostic coronoidectomy: a new clinical entity?

• Published in: British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 230 - 234
• Main Authors: Lehman, H, Fleissig, Y, Abid-el-raziq, D, Nitzan, D.W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Atrophy; Coronoid hyperplasia; Coronoidectomy; Dentistry; Female; Fibrosis; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Limited mouth opening; Mandible - diagnostic imaging; Mandible - surgery; Mandibular Condyle - diagnostic imaging; Middle Aged; Radiography, Panoramic; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Surgery; Temporal Muscle - pathology; Temporalis muscle; Temporomandibular joint; Temporomandibular Joint - physiopathology; Tendons - pathology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Temporomandibular joint; Coronoidectomy; Limited mouth opening; Temporalis muscle; Coronoid hyperplasia

Abstract Limited mouth opening is a constant annoyance and can be life-threatening should intubation be needed. The causes are numerous and are categorised as intra-articular or extra-articular, which are often difficult to distinguish. We present what we regard as a new clinical entity – long-stand...