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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Management of trismus by masseter myotomy
Sonal Bhavesh Shah1, Suhas Vaze2, Kapil Kshirsagar1
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth's Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Sonal Bhavesh Shah Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth's Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.126366
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Mild trismus after parotid gland surgery may be related to inflammation and fibrosis of the masseter muscle. We present a case of long standing trismus due to masseter muscle spasm caused by a recurrent pleomorphic adenoma. As the patient did not agree for removal of the pleomaorphic adenoma, owing to the risk of injuring the facial nerve, a masseter myotomy with inter-positioning of temporalis fascia was planned for symptomatic relief. Mouth opening showed significant improvement even 1 year post-operatively. |
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