Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Source : Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, Volume 8, Issue 1, p.155-157 (2017)
Url : http://www.contempclindent.org/text.asp?2017/8/1/155/205022
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Dentistry
Department : Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Prosthodontics & Implantology
Year : 2017
Abstract : Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation in children is extremely rare. In our case, an 18-month-old child presented with a history of inability to close her mouth. To confirm the clinical diagnosis, a computed tomogram was taken. Clinical examination and X-ray of the TMJ revealed bilateral TMJ dislocation. Bilateral TMJ reduction was achieved manually after giving analgesia and procedural sedation. This is one of the few case reports of an acute dislocation in a toddler.
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Jaeson Mohanan Painatt, Veeraraghavan, R., and Puthalath, U., “Temporomandibular joint dislocation in an 18-month-old child”, Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 155-157, 2017.