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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2010

A 20-year-old patient complains about inability to move with his lower jaw, speech difficulty and problems during eating. He associates his condition with a trauma he got when biting on apple. Examination revealed half-open mouth, open bite due to the solitary contacts of distal tubercles of the last molars, salivation, indistinct speech. Articular heads of mandible can be felt anterior to both tragi. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Exacerbation of osteoarthritis of temporomandibular joint
  2. Fibrous ankylosis of temporomandibular joint
  3. Traumatic bilateral fracture of articular processes of mandible
  4. Acute anterior bilateral mandible luxation
  5. Fracture of articular processes of mandible
Correct answer

Acute anterior bilateral mandible luxation

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