As a firefighter I do everything from fight grass fires, house fires, rubbish fires, car fires, anything that can catch on fire weâd be called for it. We go to medical calls, any time ambulances are called out we go to it. We do everything from heart attacks to small injuries to car wrecks.
Facio maxillary fractures involving mandible, zygoma and zygomatic arch can cause Trismus. These fractures interfere with movement of temporomandibular joint causing trismus. Commonest cause of trismus in this category is direct trauma causing fractures of mandible and. other facial bones.
In cases of trismus caused by radiation treatment, patients also frequently present with Xerostomia, mucusitis, and pain as a result of radiation burns. There may also be associated symptoms such as headache, jaw pain, ear ache, deafness, or pain on moving the jaw.