{"title":"The use of a dynamic opening device in the treatment of radiation induced trismus.","authors":"D L Brunello, M N Mandikos","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A commonly observed sequela of radiation therapy for malignancy of the head and neck is trismus. Patients may experience a marked restriction of jaw opening and overall mobility, which is of great concern and lessens the quality of life. A 66 year old edentulous man experiencing radiation therapy induced trismus was treated with a dynamic opening device to improve his opening and range of movement, before new maxillary and mandibular complete dentures were constructed for him.</p>","PeriodicalId":77024,"journal":{"name":"Australian prosthodontic journal","volume":"9 ","pages":"45-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1995-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australian prosthodontic journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A commonly observed sequela of radiation therapy for malignancy of the head and neck is trismus. Patients may experience a marked restriction of jaw opening and overall mobility, which is of great concern and lessens the quality of life. A 66 year old edentulous man experiencing radiation therapy induced trismus was treated with a dynamic opening device to improve his opening and range of movement, before new maxillary and mandibular complete dentures were constructed for him.