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If the tmj disc is completly anteriourly dispaced without reduction, could the ligaments brake due to suck pressure?
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No: I have never heard of ligament breaking due to suck pressure. The ligaments in tmj rarely fail. Not a traumatic as a knee injury. Worn more likely.
Answered 11/16/2016
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No, but: No, but increased risk of disk perforation and degenerative joint disease.
Answered 8/1/2019
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