Spontaneous temporomandibular joint dislocation in an 80-year-old man.
We report the case of an 80-year-old patient who suffered a spontaneous temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation. To our knowledge, this is the oldest patient reported to have this condition in the English-language literature. Reduction of spontaneous jaw dislocation is a procedure that usually can be accomplished in the office without intravenous sedation by properly applying downward pressure on the mandible.
Smally
A J
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Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut, Hartford, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*