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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2019; 13(02): 291-293
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693528
Case Report
Dental Investigation Society

Bilateral Dislocation of Mandibular Condyles following General Anesthesia—An Overlooked Problem: A Case Report

Mohd Toufeeq
1   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha and Nageswara Rao, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Murali Venkata Rama Mohan Kodali
2   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Srikanth Gunturu
1   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha and Nageswara Rao, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Kiran Kumar
3   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Kavya Surapaneni
1   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha and Nageswara Rao, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India
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20 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Dislocation of mandibular condyles can occur following excessive mouth opening or traumatic injury to the temporomandibular joint. It can also occur during general anesthesia that at times may go un-noticed in the modern-day theater setup. Here, we describe a case of bilateral dislocation of mandibular condyle following orotracheal intubation for general anesthesia. Right condyle was dislocated into temporal fossa.

Keywords

dislocation - condylectomy - temporal fossa
 

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