Patient with inability to open her mouth for many years now The patient is a 10-year-old girl from Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, India. She had extremely limited mouth opening of about 2-3 mm for many years now. This has made it nearly impossible for her to eat any solid food. The patient had been diagnosed...

Inability to fully open mouth for many years now The patient is a 55-year-old female from Agartala in Tripura, India. She relates having restricted mouth opening for a very, very long time. History also includes a distant vague memory of trauma to the chin when she was a little girl. She recalls parents saying that...

A 23-year-old girl from Guntakal with facial deformity The patient is a 23-year-old female from Guntakal in Telangana, India. She had fallen down and injured her jaw while playing with friends as a little girl. The patient had landed on her chin and had cried incessantly for a few days. Her parents had taken her...

The patient is a now 13-year-old boy from Gudur in Telangana, India who had fallen down on his chin as a child. His parents...

TMJ injuries in childhood Falls are common in childhood. However, a child’s bones are more flexible than adult bones and thus the chances of fractures are lesser than adults. Adult bones are denser and more mineralized that the bones of children. However, there are certain injuries that are more common in children, which lead to...

What is ankylosis and what are its effects Ankylosis is the condition where bony joints exhibit extreme stiffness and rigidity due to fusion of the two opposing bones in the joint. It was coined in the 18th century from the Greek word Ankylosis, which means crooked. This condition causes extreme difficulty for the person affected...