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Temporomandibular joint - stuck disc

Case contributed by Ahmed Abdrabou
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Painful chewing and click.

Patient Data

Age: 20 years old
Gender: Male

Left tempromandibular joint show normal position of the disc on closed (first two sequences) and open mouth scans (last two sequences).

The right tempromandibular disc shows normal position on closed mouth position (first two sequences), however it remains adherent to the temporal bone in open mouth (last two sequences) after normal condylar anterior translation.

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