Stuck wide Open
- Sudden
- Panic
- Social fear creates emergency
- Dentist not trained reduction & too busy
- ER not trained reduction & too busy
- Orofacial specialist trained at reduction
Open Lock Damage
- significant tearing lateral ligament
- progression displace disc
- TMJ pain
- Inability to eat
TMJ SUBLUXATION
Open Lock Panic
- jaw stuck
- can’t eat
- pain
- can’t close
Open Lock Panic
- Every time lock micro tears
- If you force closed tears more
Condyle (TMJ) is
- stuck out fossa
- In front eminence
Necessary for open lock:
- Anterior slope eminence
- Displace disc
- Hypermobility
Only 2% of 6% population have __ to LOCK
- anterior slope eminence
- torn lateral ligament
- displaced disc of TMJ
Stuck wide Open
- Sudden
- Panic
- Social fear creates emergency
- Dentist not trained reduction & too busy
- ER not trained reduction & too busy
- Orofacial specialist trained at reduction
Open Lock Damage
- significant tearing lateral ligament
- progression displace disc
- TMJ pain
- Inability to eat
TMJ SUBLUXATION
Open Lock Panic
- jaw stuck
- can’t eat
- pain
- can’t close
Open Lock Panic
- Every time lock micro tears
- If you force closed tears more
Condyle (TMJ) is
- stuck out fossa
- In front eminence
Necessary for open lock:
- Anterior slope eminence
- Displace disc
- Hypermobility
Only 2% of 6% population have __ to LOCK
- anterior slope eminence
- torn lateral ligament
- displaced disc of TMJ

Tearing Lateral Ligament of TMD Disc Navigation
Pearls of Pain
Destructive Parafunction
- Causes most failures in dentistry
- Movement disorder
- Strong cause damage to jaw joint
- Limited training dental schools
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