Post radiation, my husband was told to do exercises to stretch his mouth opening. He was doing them regularly but since his jaw problems and recent jaw reconstruction, he was advised to NOT do them. The other day the Oral/Max said that the inside of his mouth is so tight that he probably won't get his mouth open any more than 2 fingers. Months from now when the jaw is completely healed, he wants to continue the stretching just to keep his mouth mobile.


Anita (68)
CG to husband, Clark, 79,
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