Longstanding unilateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint in a 6-year-old girl

Unilateral longstanding dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare in children. These patients may demonstrate some function in opening and closing of the mouth due to the formation of a pseudo-joint in the dislocated position. In this report we describe a case of longstanding unilater...

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Autores principales: Tekeli, Kemal M, Altman, Keith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx187
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description Unilateral longstanding dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare in children. These patients may demonstrate some function in opening and closing of the mouth due to the formation of a pseudo-joint in the dislocated position. In this report we describe a case of longstanding unilateral dislocation of the TMJ in a 6-year-old girl, highlighting the diagnostic difficulty and management of the condition.
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spelling pubmed-56323422017-10-12 Longstanding unilateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint in a 6-year-old girl Tekeli, Kemal M Altman, Keith J Surg Case Rep Case Report Unilateral longstanding dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare in children. These patients may demonstrate some function in opening and closing of the mouth due to the formation of a pseudo-joint in the dislocated position. In this report we describe a case of longstanding unilateral dislocation of the TMJ in a 6-year-old girl, highlighting the diagnostic difficulty and management of the condition. Oxford University Press 2017-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5632342/ /pubmed/29026514 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx187 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2017. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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title_fullStr Longstanding unilateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint in a 6-year-old girl
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title_short Longstanding unilateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint in a 6-year-old girl
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632342/
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