trismus

A person with trismus has problems talking, eating, and brushing his or her teeth.

It is important that these approaches be instituted prior to trismus development.

Chronic use of the drug might also cause trismus, the inability to open the jaw.

Another definition of trismus is simply a limitation of movement.

Difficulty with or pain from opening your jaw (trismus).

There may also be varying degrees of trismus.

Indeed, pericoronitis is one of the most common causes of temporary trismus.

The hallmark of a masticatory space infection is trismus.

Treatment- trismus appliances in conjunction with physical therapy.

Submasseteric abscesses are rare and are associated with marked trismus.

Historically, the term trismus was used to describe the early effects of tetany, also called "lock jaw".

If is pushed too quickly, etomidate can cause trismus, making endotracheal intubation impossible.

Or infection in anterior compartment of lateral pharyngeal space results in trismus.

Osteoradionecrosis may result in pain, trismus, suppuration and occasionally a foul smelling wound.

Khanna and Andrade in 1995 developed a group classification system for the surgical management of trismus:

Trismus can be seen as an extra-pyramidal side-effect of metaclopromide, phenothiazines and other medications.

Some patients incur postoperative trismus related to manipulation and/or injury to the temporalis muscle.

This is called trismus.

Trismus-pseudo-camtodactyly syndrome is a rare combination of hand, foot and mouth abnormalities and trismus.

Jaw exercises to avoid trismus.

Historically and commonly, the term lock jaw was sometimes used as a synonym for both trismus and tetanus.

Passive stretching of the muscles is also painful, and trismus, which is similar to tetanus, is common.

Trismus secondary to pterygoid muscle involvement.

Also if the needle is placed too medially the medial pterygoid muscle can be injected, resulting in trismus.

Succinyl choline, phenothiazines and tricyclic antidepressants causes trismus as a secondary effect.