Article
Iatrogenic Dislocation of the Temporomandibular Joint due to General Anaesthesia
2024-03-25
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a modified hinge joint with the condyle of the mandible resting in a shallow glenoid fossa, predisposing it to be easily dislocated without extreme force. Anterior dislocation of TMJ is the most common type of dislocation. It can occur due to excessive opening of the mouth, trauma, or seizures. Iatrogenic cases of TMJ dislocation have bee...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 15b54e76-1b95-5a7d-880c-0723fc569c14
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4113998/v3
