Trismus due to torus-like morphological change at posterior aspect of articular eminence of temporal bone

Abstract

Restriction of mandibular movement is one of the main reasons for seeing a dentist. In this article, two patients were reported in whom torus-like morphological changes at posterior aspect of articular eminence of temporal bone considered to be playing the main role in the trismus, and the anatomical bases influencing the mandibular movement especially the translation of mandibular condyle was briefly reviewed.