ANTERIOR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISLOCATION REDUCTION TECHNIQUES TRADITIONAL - Thumbs of both hands go on molars with hands around inferior mandible with force directed downward and posteriorly - Sedation necessary - NOTE: Risk of bite wound with this technique - wrap hands in gauze "EXTRA-ORAL" - AFFECTED SIDE: thumb on coronoid process, direct pressure posteriorly - Sedation not usually necessary - UNAFFECTED SIDE: essentially a jaw thrust. SYRINGE TECHNIQUE - 10 mL syringe between molars and patient glides/rolls syringe between molars - Sedation not necessary #Management #TMJ #Dislocation #Anterior #Temporomandibular #Joint #Reduction #Techniques #Syringe
