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Tetanus (from Ancient Greek τέτανος 'tension, stretched, rigid'), also known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani and characterized by muscle spasms. In the most common type, the spasms begin in the jaw and then progress to the rest of the body.
Trismus is defined as painful restriction in opening the mouth due to a muscle spasm, [5] however it can also refer to limited mouth opening of any cause. [6] Another definition of trismus is simply a limitation of movement. [4] Historically and commonly, the term lockjaw was sometimes used as a synonym for both trismus [2] and tetanus. [7]
Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Oral medicine Temporomandibular joint dysfunction ( TMD , TMJD ) is an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull ).
Meth mouth is a colloquial term used to describe severe tooth decay and tooth loss, as well as tooth fracture, acid erosion, and other oral problems that are often symptomatic to extended use of the drug methamphetamine.
Trismus, a pathological condition in which the mouth is held shut by sustained spasm of the masseter (jaw) muscle, often observed in cases of tetanus; Tetanus, an infectious disease of the central nervous system; Temporomandibular joint dysfunction or TMD, often erroneously called TMJ
Avoid rinsing mouth for 24 hours to prevent dislodging the blood clot. [2] After 24 hours has passed use warm salty mouthwashes especially after meals to keep the wound clean. [ 26 ] Patients may be advised to use a plastic syringe with a curved tip to clean the sockets during the healing process, though evidence for the effectiveness of this ...
A British man who lost his dentures for more than a week finally found them — with help from some doctors and X-ray machines. The unnamed man, described as a 72-year-old retired electrician ...
Tetanus is often referred to as lockjaw due to the fact that the bacteria (Clostridium tetani) cause the muscles of the jaw to tighten, which makes the infected person unable to open their mouth. Today in the United States, tetanus is an uncommon disease with an average of only 29 cases reported per year between 1996 and 2009.