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NA03.3 category

Strain or sprain of jaw

Definition

A collective term for muscle and ligament injuries of the tissues associated with the mandible without dislocation or fracture; a joint injury in which some of the fibers of a supporting ligament are ruptured but the continuity of the ligament remains intact. A strain is an overstretching or overexertion of some part of the musculature.

Also indexed as

Strain or sprain of jawsprain of mandiblesprain of temporomandibular jointsprain of temporomandibular ligamentstrain of jawstrain of mandiblestrain of temporomandibular jointstrain of temporomandibular ligament

Nearby in Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments of head