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Postoperative physiotherapy device for mandibular hypomobility.

L B Kaban·L T Swanson·J E Murray·W Sheridan
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The most difficult problem in the treatment of ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint is to maintain the immediate jaw mobility gained by surgery over a long period of time. This article describes a spring-loaded device for physiotherapy which provides an active opening force from the mandibular splint, distributed against a splint on the maxillary teeth and hard palate. Because the force is continuous and broadly distributed, patients have been able to exercise with minimal discomfort, and they have been able to maintain their initial postoperative mobility.

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L B Kaban, L T Swanson, J E Murray, W Sheridan. 1977. Postoperative physiotherapy device for mandibular hypomobility.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4220(77)90099-8

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