title: Congenital Hypertonia of the Temporalis Leading to Trismus Since Birth.
abstract: Congenital trismus is quite rare especially when its etiology is not the usual. In our case report an 8 year old female patient with no history of forcep delivery, no history of trauma or infection and a non syndromic presents with trismus since birth. After thorough examination we could conclude that the cause is due to hypertonia of the temporalis muscle and its etiology is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rupa's Smile and Shine Dental Hospital, Thallakulam, Madurai, 625002 India ; 46, P.S.K. Nagar, Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu 626108 India.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Dharmesh Kumar Raja
authors.affiliation: Oral Medicine and Radiology, Private Practioner, JL Tooth N Care, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Dimension 4 Craniofacial and Dental Hospital, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Venkadasalapathi
authors.affiliation: KGS Scans, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
keywords: Congenital hypertonia; Congenital hypoplasia; Coronoid hyperplasia; Temporalis muscle; Trismus