Objectives Patients after surgery and radiation/chemoradiation for treatment of head and
neck cancer often suffer from oral complications. These problems may be caused by surgery …

This study documents mouth opening and the incidence of and factors contributing to
trismus (< 35 mm mouth opening), as well as the associated impact on quality of life …

Trismus is a serious problem for some patients after oral and oropharyngeal cancer, and it
has a detrimental impact on quality of life and function. We know of few published papers …

Trismus can be a problematic consequence of treatment for oral and oropharyngeal cancer.
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between trismus, subjective function …

Background Patients with oral cancer can develop restricted mouth opening (trismus)
because of the oncologic treatment. Methods Maximum mouth opening (MMO) was …

Restricted mouth opening or trismus is often encountered in patients with head and neck
cancer. The restriction may be the presenting sign of malignancy, a sequela of tumor site or …

Background Trismus indicates severely restricted mouth opening of any aetiology. A mouth
opening of 35 mm or less should be regarded as trismus. Aim of this study was to review the …

Background Trismus occurs frequently in patients with head and neck cancer. Determining
the prevalence and associated factors of trismus would enable prediction of the risk of …

Our aim was to establish the incidence of trismus over time, together with risk factors
(including quality of life (QoL)) for the prediction of trismus after treatment in patients with …

Purpose Several cut-off points for trismus in head and neck cancer patients have been used.
A mouth opening of 35 mm or less is most frequently used as cut-off point. Due to the …