Preventing Trismus

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When a person is unable to open their mouth a normal amount, they are diagnosed with trismus. Although there are several potential causes of trismus, the most common cause in this practice is the result of surgery and/or radiation changes affecting the temporomandibular mandibular joint, the joint connecting the mandible (lower jaw bone) to the skull.

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