2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.06.015
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Factors associated with restricted mouth opening and its relationship to health-related quality of life in patients attending a Maxillofacial Oncology clinic

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“…The average mouth opening of the patients analyzed was 43.17 mm (±12.17), close to that observed by Jager-Wittenaar et al 5 , in a study that analyzed the mouth opening of 120 patients (40.1 mm ±11.5), and far higher than that found by Scott et al 10 , in a study which analyzed the mouth opening of 100 patients, observing an average mouth opening of 32 mm.…”
Section: Methodssupporting
confidence: 84%
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“…The average mouth opening of the patients analyzed was 43.17 mm (±12.17), close to that observed by Jager-Wittenaar et al 5 , in a study that analyzed the mouth opening of 120 patients (40.1 mm ±11.5), and far higher than that found by Scott et al 10 , in a study which analyzed the mouth opening of 100 patients, observing an average mouth opening of 32 mm.…”
Section: Methodssupporting
confidence: 84%
“…As found in other studies, the mean age of the sample was over 60 years 5,[8][9][10] , the dominant sex is male and the location most affected by tumors is the tongue 5,[7][8] .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 63%
“…Larger tumours are associated with a higher risk of developing trismus. 10 The type of bone resection did not show statistical significance but all patients who underwent maxillectomy developed trismus post-surgery, correlating that maxillectomy does contribute greatly to trismus. 13 Treatment coupled with coronoidectomy with release of temporalis tendon, when carried out, did not show significant improvement.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…They may benefit from radical dental management with extraction of posterior teeth to reduce the cost of their oral maintenance. 10 No relationship between trismus and gender was observed although females have been reported to have more trismus because of a smaller maximal mouth opening than men. 7 No association was found between the patient age and reduction in mouth opening.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Os principais preditores de uma qualidade de vida ruim em doentes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço são a doença avançada (estádios III e IV) e o tratamento oncológico cirúrgico, associado à radioterapia (Rogers et al, 1999b), que resultam em complicações agudas e tardias (Scott et al, 2008;Rogers et al, 2010 (Sepúlveda et al, 2002).…”
Section: O Câncer De Cabeça E Pescoçounclassified