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Dropped jaw—mandibular neurapraxia in the dog
Author(s) -
ROBINS G. M.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1976.tb06939.x
Subject(s) - medicine , paralysis , trigeminal nerve , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , mandibular canine , lingual nerve , mandibular nerve , dentistry , orthodontics , anatomy , surgery , tongue , molar , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Five canine cases of inability to close the mouth are presented. In each instance the probable cause was bilateral, temporary paralysis of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve. All the cases responded satisfactorily to having the mouth loosely muzzled for a period of up to 3 weeks.