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Trismus (limited mouth opening) may be a frequent exam finding in patients with mandibular fractures, particularly those involving the angle or ramus-condyle unit. This patient sustained a left-sided subcondylar fracture. Maximal incisal opening was 20 mm. The mandibular dental midline deviates toward the fracture with opening, due to the unopposed motion of the right lateral pterygoid muscle.
