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case_images: Inability to close her mouth
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case_images: F1
case_images: An 18-month-old female child was referred to our department from a local hospital, with a 48 h history of inability to close her mouth [Figure 1].
case_images: Computed tomogram revealing a prominent articular eminence
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case_images: F2
case_images: A computed tomogram (CT) revealed bilaterally displaced condyles anterior to the articular eminence [Figure 2].
case_images: (a) Manual reduction of dislocated temporomandibular joint. (b) Occlusion achieved. (c) Postoperative
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case_images: F3
case_images: Satisfactory reduction was confirmed clinically by a return of the child's normal dental occlusion and lower jaw mobility [Figure 3a]. Barton's bandage was placed to prevent the recurrence of dislocation [Figure 3b]. The patient is being kept under regular follow-up, [Figure 4] and if the problem persists at a later stage, surgical correction may be required [Figure 3c].
case_images: Follow-up
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case_images: F4
case_images: The patient is being kept under regular follow-up, [Figure 4] and if the problem persists at a later stage, surgical correction may be required [Figure 3c].