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Case of the Week 580 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 29 year-old unable to close mouth
Lateral Mandible Radiograph
- Maxillary Sinusitis
- Dislocation of Mandible
- Fracture of Mandible
- Dentigerous Cyst
- Enlarged Adenoids
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Answer:
2. Dislocation of Mandible
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Dislocation of Mandible
General Considerations
- Dislocations of the mandible tend to be uncomfortable but not severely painful for the patient
- The presence of a fracture increases the pain
- Patients are unable to close mouth completely
- Difficulty speaking and, possibly, swallowing
- Dislocations may be unilateral or bilateral
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