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The limitation of the gap of the mouth due to trauma, medical procedure, or radiation (oral cancel treatment) is called Trismus. This condition also affects the diet and speech of the patient.
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What is the Restriction of the opening of the mouth?
Trismus (TRIZ-mus) describes any restriction to the opening of the mouth caused by trauma, surgery, or radiation associated with the treatment of oral cancer. This condition causes difficulty in speaking and affects the patient's nutrition due to impaired ability to chew and swallow. Patricia Conroy
What is the medical term meaning any restriction to the opening of the mouth?
Trismus is restruction of the opening of the mouth due to spasm.
What is dental trauma?
Dental trauma is injury to the mouth, including teeth, lips, gums, tongue, and jawbones. The most common dental trauma is a broken or lost tooth.
Does the blastopore forms a mouth?
In protostome ("first mouth") the blastopore, or the first opening formed becomes the mouth. In deuterostomes ("second mouth"), the blastopore forms the anus and the mouth develops from a second opening.
What are mouth sores caused by?
Mouth sores are caused by Chewing Tobacco.
What is an opening through which air or water can flow?
An opening through which air or water can flow is a mouth. This can refer to the mouth of a river or a person or animal's mouth.
Can you dislocate your mouth?
Yes, the jaw can be dislocated, usually as a result of trauma.
What is tha diiference between injury and trauma?
balls in yo mouth
What is a mouth?
It's that opening in our heads that contains teeth and which we use for eating and talking. There is also the mouth of a river, where the water flows into the sea, or the mouth of a cave, which is an opening into it (metaphorically like a human mouth).
What is the funnel shaped opening at the mouth of a river?
The opening is called an estuary.
What is a narrow opening at the back of the mouth?
The pharynx is the narrow opening at the back of the mouth. It is part of both the digestive system and the respiratory system.
How do you use opening in a sentence?
The mouth is only one opening into the human body.
