Talk:Dislocation of jaw

Dislocation of jaw
People commented on this page and I took these comments into consideration. I added links to certain words that could be further defined on other Wikipedia pages. The first sentence in the introduction was deleted and changed so that the audience would understand the difference between dislocation and subluxation. The anatomy and pathophysiology sections were condensed so that the information would get right to the point. The epidemiology section added a picture of a table. An external link section was added to show where the table came from. This page has many reliable resources sections that further define jaw dislocation. Flashy1110 (talk) 02:19, 14 March 2012 (UTC) This article had many changes. There were sentences added to existing subheadings in the introduction and symptom sections. There were also new subheadings that were created. The new subheadings include: anatomy, pathophysiology, epidemiology and treatments. Now this article has more detail with reliable references. There were also four new pictures on the right side of the page which show how it looks to have different types of dislocated jaws which are explained in the pathophysiology section. Flashy1110 (talk) 08:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you to those for assisting with the splitting of this article from the TMJ wiki artcile and the seperate creation of this wikipedia article. I have noticed the work that has gone into the presentation of the article really makes a difference and also I thankyou for viewing this information inlight of its importance to medicine, as no other wikipedia article on the matter exists, which I find unacceptable.

In support of this article, I have added several xray images to wikicommons that are associated with the diagnosis of a dislocated jaw and I would like to ask if anyone has time to assist with linking the images to this article. It would be much appreciated, as I am but a mere amateur when it comes to 'Editing Talk' to further create the early beginnings of an excellent wikipedia article.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Eco_impact

Eco IMPACT 03:19, 14 November 2010 (EDT) +1100 UTC

removed sentence in parenthesis: Available at your local pharmacy

does not fit encyclopedia and if the reader does not already know paracetamol is a common OTC drug he/she can just follow the link

--Juhan RSA (talk) 16:56, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Praise and suggestions
The pictures and diagrams do a sufficient job to help visualize a jaw dislocation injury. There is a sufficient amount of information on the topic. The organization of the information has a good flow. The symptoms and pathophysiology sections have a lot of detailed information. The article should be more concise and to the point. The use of bullet points may make the article more appealing. I was left wondering if any other organ systems are affected by jaw dislocation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.71.205.201 (talk) 00:48, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

The visual presentation of this injury is very descriptive, but the information alongside it could be broken down into smaller sections to make the page easier to read. (Sbrunner44 (talk) 03:54, 19 February 2012 (UTC)) The article does not seem to neglect any major factors. It shows it is well researched, providing substantial amount of resources. It contains good subsections under the section headings. The article provides good straightforward pictures.Paliquito (talk) 05:07, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

The information for each section seems to be distributed evenly. I think the pictures of the different types of dislocations add to the page and make it look interesting. The changes I would add to the pictures would be arrows to emphasize the several types of the dislocations. I would like to learn more about the different treatments. The subheadings and text are in easy to read blocks. The introduction should be explained better. This page has technical language but is explained well. Flashy1110 (talk) 05:51, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Notes on Dislocation of Jaw
a.	Good i.	I liked all the photos that were added so that the readers may see what is being talked about. ii. The overall flow of this page was executed in a good manner, and I enjoyed reading about this topic. The sections were organized well, and for the most part, was easy to understand overall. iii. The introduction was well formatted, and if I were a reader trying to learn about this topic, I would have fully understood what the dislocation of the jaw was after reading the introduction. It would have provided me with the right information that I would have been looking for. b.	Needs Work i.	I would change the first sentence in the introduction as it jumps right into how it occurs rather than what it is. Maybe describing what a dislocation of the jaw entails to start with would be good. ii. Change the sections of the Anatomy, Epidemiology, Treatment as well as the Pathophysiology section’s fonts from Italic to regular font so it goes with the rest of the page. iii. I would change the wording for the section on Pathophysiology as some readers may find it hard to understand since it uses language that most learn in anatomy classes at school. If you want to keep the wordings, please add in parenthesis the meaning of each word so that readers can more easily understand the terms.

Sscho87 (talk) 04:12, 19 February 2012 (UTC)sscho87  02/18/2012

Information on sublaxation of jaw, and having had the jaw settle in an incorrect posisiton
I know that this is not a forum. But I am looking for information about my own problem on the internet, and simply can't find it. I also could not find a forum, where I believe that people would give a useful answer, judging from the generally very low quality of the forums. So I will give my case here, and maybe the article could be extended to cover this; to help others in the future. I am currently studying in another not too well functioning country, and I don't trust the doctors here more than I trust the Internet.

I had a fall into a stairwell, broke a food and got a concussion. 4 days later, I realized that something was wrong with my jaw as well. I guess it took 5 days because that is how long time it took for most of my pains to wear of. I realized, that when I bit together, my jaw seemed to have been displaced, to the front. Very little, only 1mm or so. But I could feel it, and it felt uncomfortable and slightly painful in the joint in the right side of the face. When pushing and pressing with fingers all over the joint there is no pain at all, so it can't be a fraction. I don't have any visible face injuries, so I can only suspect that I banged my chin into my chest. I know that I bit my tounge, but that pain is gone now.

Some hours after realizing the issue I tried to just bite together all I could, and even without pain, I could feel smth loosen up in the right joint, and my bit got back to normal. Within the last 24 hours, it keeps "slipping" back into the odd position. Most of the times I can just bite hard, and it jumps back. But sometimes it really hurts when I do it, and sometimes it even still feels wrong. It only takes a few minutes from a bite-together before it slips into the disaligned position. I guess that it is a sublaxation.

When I do these bites, I can hear (it is close to the ear) and feel something crackling/cruncing in the joint. I guess I am stretching some ligaments.

The article only says, that the treatment is to educate the patient in not making it worse. But what does one do or what do doctors do, when the jaw has had 4 days to settle in an incorrect position. I believe that I am biting it into place every 5 minutes, and I have been doing so for a day.

85.97.21.117 (talk) 14:17, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Dislocated Jaw
Re-routed Dislocated Jaw to this article. Dreammaker182 (talk) 04:11, 29 April 2013 (UTC)