title: Trismus: what is it, what causes it, and how to treat it.
abstract: Trismus is a common complication. In many ways, it is a pretty innocuous one, but for the patient, it could give rise to many constraints, including social injunctions that can cause anxiety and anger. In a few instances, there have been instigation of lawsuits. Therefore, it is important for clinicians to be aware of this significant condition, its primary causes, and its treatments.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. leonaO04@.umd.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leonard
mesh_terms: D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*