Endodontics in mandibular hypomobility

Shrapnel-induced mandibular hypomobility.

Coronoid process hyperplasia: an unusual cause of mandibular hypomobility.

A large number of disorders affecting the masticatory system can cause restriction of mouth opening. The most common conditions related to this problem are those involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the masticatory muscles, when facial pain also is an usual finding. Congenital or developmental mandibular disorders are also possible causes for mouth opening limitation, although in a v...

Mandibular Hypomobility Caused by CoronoidHyperplasia in Artrogryposis Multiplex Congenita:Two Case Reports and Literature Review

Mandibular hypomobility results from various disorders affecting the stomatognathic system. Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is an uncommon systemic disorder with mandibular hypomobility involved. Notably few cases of AMC with limited mouth opening and reduced range of jaw movement have been described in which this restriction has been attributed to involvement of the coronoid process. ...

Coronoid process elongation in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) after experimentally induced mandibular hypomobility. A cephalometric and histologic study.

The present study provided an experimental model that allowed a cephalometric and histologic analysis of craniofacial growth in monkeys with induced translatory impairment of the mandibular condyle. Cauterization was performed anterior to the joint in nine experimental rhesus monkeys, while eight animals served as control subjects. The experimental procedure produced mandibular hypomobility in ...

A mobilization regimen to prevent mandibular hypomobility in irradiated patients: an analysis and comparison of two techniques.

Radiotherapy, when used in head and neck cancer treatment, can produce side effects in the patients, such as decreased salivary production, xerostomia, opportunistic infections, radiation caries, dysphagia, local discomfort and the limitation of mouth opening. The aim of this study was to evaluate the amplitude of mouth opening in patients before and immediately after the completion of radiothe...