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! Dislocation Type
[[Scarlet_fever_1.2.jpg|thumb|"Slapped cheeks" and "white mustache" (circumoral pallor) typical of scarlet fever.]]
! Frequency
! Associated with trauma?
! Mechanism
! Additional Comments
! Associated with fracture?
! Image
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| '''Anterior'''
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*Most common
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*No
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*Spontaneously while patient is yawning, "popping" ears, or laughing
*Risk factors:
**Prior dislocation
**Weakness or laxity of capsule
**Ligamentous injury
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*Mandibular condyle forced in front of the articular eminence
*May happen bilaterally or unilaterally
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*No
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[[File:Anterior Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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| '''Posterior'''
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*Rare
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*Yes
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*Follows a blow to the mandible that may or may not break the condylar neck
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*Condylar head may prolapse into the external auditory canal
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*Possible
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[[File:Posterior Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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| '''Lateral'''
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*Rare
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*Yes
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*Lateral trauma to mandible
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*Often associated with mandibular fracture
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*Yes
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[[File:Lateral Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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| '''Superior'''
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*Rare
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*Yes
*Occur from blow to the partially opened mouth
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*Can result in a fracture of the glenoid fossa and displacement of the condyle into the middle cranial fossa, potentially injuring the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves and the temporal lobe.  
*Associated with cerebral contusions, facial nerve palsy, deafness
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*Yes
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[[File:Superior Dislocation.jpeg|100px]]
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 5 November 2025