Temporomandibular joint dislocation after an upper endoscopy: a complication to consider.

Antonio María Caballero MateosAntonio José Ruiz-RodríguezJoaquín García-Márquez

Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2021)

After observing a case of a temporomandibular joint dislocation after an upper endoscopy, we carried out a literature review to find out how frequent it is and suggest the sedation as a possible risk factor to such complication.

Keyphrases

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