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! Dislocation Type
! Mechanism
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! Associated with fracture
! Examples
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[[File:Anterior Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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| Posterior
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[[File:Posterior Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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| Lateral
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[[File:Lateral Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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| Superior
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[[File:Superior Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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==Background==
[[Scarlet_fever_1.2.jpg|thumb|"Slapped cheeks" and "white mustache" (circumoral pallor) typical of scarlet fever.]]
[[File:Gray311.png|thumb|Sagittal section of the articulation of the mandible.]]
===Anterior Dislocation===
*Most common dislocation
*Mandibular condyle forced in front of the articular eminence
*Risk factors:
**Prior dislocation
**Weak or lax capsule
**Ligamentous injury
*Often occurs spontaneously while patient is yawning, "popping" ears, or laughing
 
===Posterior Dislocation===
*Follows a blow to the mandible that may or may not break the condylar neck
*Condylar head may prolapse into the external auditory canal
 
===Lateral Dislocation===
*Often associated with mandibular fracture
 
===Superior Dislocation===
*Occur from blow to the partially opened mouth
*Associated with cerebral contusions, facial nerve palsy, deafness

Latest revision as of 19:21, 5 November 2025