Traumatic long‐standing unilateral dislocation of TMJ – a case report

Abstract

AbstractThis article aims to report a rare case of traumatic long‐standing unilateral dislocation of temporomandibular joint (TMJ). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of unilateral TMJ dislocation in the paediatric population. A healthy 15‐year‐old boy presented to our department complaining of facial pain around the TMJ region. A diagnosis of unilateral left TMJ dislocation associated with myofacial pain was made based on history, clinical and radiographic examinations. Manual reduction alone was not successful to keep the reduced left condyle within the glenoid fossa. Intermaxillary fixation was needed to improve the treatment outcome. Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug was prescribed for myofacial pain. The management of this case was challenging contributed to the nature of clinical presentations.