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Volume 3 Issue 3 (July - September, 2015)

Case Reports

CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISLOCATION – A CASE REPORT
Ranjan Chauhan, Praval Pratap Singh, Shubhra Gupta, Udit Prakash

A dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) represents one of the most common problem  seen in temporormandibular  joint. In  majority of cases the etiology is non-traumatic and are often precipitated by yawning, eating, dental treatment, endoscopy, or oral intubation. Temporomandibular joint dislocation and subluxation is very distressing to the patient and sometimes even disturb the day to day life. TMJ dislocation or subluxation   is an excessively abnormal condylar excursion secondary to flaccidity and laxity of the capsule. The most commonly symptom seen is open lock jaw. There are both conservative and surgical line of  treatment for  the management of temporomandibular joint dislocation. In the present case, a 54-year-old woman was diagnosed with a chronic TMJ dislocation that had lasted from last 6-7  months. For her  conservative  treatment was planned. For her we started with conservative management using  bard bandage and muscle relaxant . Patient was satisfied with the result of conservative management and didn’t wanted any surgical treatment.
Key words- Temporomandibular joint , Bard bandage, Conservative management.

Corresponding author: Dr Ranjan Chauhan, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & maxillofacial surgery, Maharana Pratap College Of dentistry & Research Center, Gwalior, Email: drranjanchauhan@gmail.com

This article may be cited as:   Chauhan R, Singh PP, Gupta S, Prakash U. Conservative Management Of Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation – A Case Report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(3):107-109

 
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