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Hello joylondon!

Thank you so much for your reply. I appreciate the time it took to go into so much detail. Can you tell me if your partner had to deal with trismus? Removing an obturator seems impossible if trismus is present. Also, was scar tissue a problem post-surgery? If so, did PT help? Or internal massage? Thanks so much for your help.

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One other note. Stretching the jaw is imperative after surgery and especially after radiation as trismus will be lessened with jaw exercises. Therabite or a OraStretch device most likely would be covered by insurance. Tongue depressors are easy to come by possibly achieving the same results but I didn’t like them. Stretch stretch stretch those jaw muscles from the beginning of your treatment. I cannot stress enough how important this is in lessening trismus.