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Mouth opening limitation caused by coronoid hyperplasia: a report of four cases

Coronoid process hyperplasia is a rare condition that causes mouth opening limitation, otherwise known as trismus. The elongated coronoid processes impinge on the medial surfaces of the zygomatic arches when opening the mouth, which limits movement of the mandible and leads to trismus. Patients with...

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Autores principales: Kim, Sung-Min, Lee, Jin-Hyeok, Kim, Hak-Jin, Huh, Jong-Ki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25551096
http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2014.40.6.301