Extraoral autoreduction of temporomandibular joint dislocation: a preliminary clinical study

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 588 - 589
• Main Authors: Gonai, Shiro, MD, Doi, Kenji, MD, Noguchi, Kei, MD, Kanao, Kunio, MD, Gommori, Satoshi, MD, Saito, Yutaka, MD, Oshiro, Kenichi, MD, Takahashi, Shunsuke, MD, Ito, Soichi, MD, Takuma, Kiyotsugu, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-04-2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Advantages; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Emergency; Emergency medical care; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Joint Dislocations - therapy; Male; Manipulation, Orthopedic - methods; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic; Physicians; Self Care; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - therapy; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0735-6757; 1532-8171
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.01.011

[...]just by following instructions on the information sheet, patients could easily locate the dislocated condyle by small opening and closing movements of the mandible. In 4 of the 5 cases, reduction was achieved in less than 1 minute. [...]the method was helpful in a case where the physician could not exert sufficient force to reduce the dislocation through the traditional intraoral technique and extraoral reduction.