Re: limited mouth opening after injection

From: Dave S (d.shepherd_at_dontbother.ac.uk)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:49:11 +0000

On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 05:02:04 GMT, eldos@yahoo.com (Dora) wrote:

>
>here is something simple and harmless to try.. if you have not
>already.. you did not give specifics about what kind of
>stretching exercises you have done
>how about applying heat (hot towel or cloth) to the affected side
>covering the area from the front of the ear to the mandible for
>say, 15-20 minutes twice a day. After applying heat, move
>the mandible (move the chin) very carefully, slowly downward, then
>forward, jutting the chin forward.
>- Don't move the chin back, or side to side.
>all this very easy. first slightly downward as far as you can
>comfortably, then slightly forward, jutting the chin forward,
>after appying heat, very easy (in the shape of a "J" if you
>can imagine)
>Try this for a few days and see if there is any change.

Hi Dora,
these are basically the excercises I have been doing. I find that I
can open ok, but when I push the jaw forward, it moves sideways
(towards the injured side). The dentist told me no to let that happen,
ie only to mobilise the joint within the range that I can keep it
straight.

Unfortunately it doesn;t seem to have had any noticable effect.

Thanks for your help though, and I'll report back after seeing the
surgeon tomorrow, and no, I won;t be consenting to surgery!

Dave 

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David Shepherd
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