“…Temporomandibular joint dysfunction due to hypermobility is most commonly associated with restricted mouth opening due to pain, which can be relieved, and therefore overcome, by the induction of general anaesthesia. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] During airway manipulation, the mouth should not be opened further than necessary and the jaw manoeuvered firmly but not forcefully. 29 In our patient, the intubation difficulty probably arose from collapse of fibro-elastic tissues and adjoining C-shaped cartilages of the trachea with application of cricoid pressure.…”