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Hi doctors, can you tell me what is lock jaw and what are symptoms?

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Tetanus: True "lock jaw" is trismus, a pathological condition in which the mouth is held shut by sustained spasm of the masseter (jaw) muscle, often observed in cases of tetanus you may also be referring to "closed lock" a TMJ condition where the TMJ disc is locked out of position.

Answered 6/10/2014

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