Congenital fusion of the jaws: a management protocol.

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Department of Dentistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.

Published: September 2010

Congenital fusion of the jaws is the inability to open the mouth at the time of birth. It occurs as a result of fusion of the jaws or fusion of the mandible to zygoma or temporal bone. The authors report four case studies and describe their management protocol.

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