Long-standing luxation of the mandible. Report of a case and review of the Japanese literature.

A case of a long-standing bilateral forward luxation of the temporomandibular joint is presented. A 79-year-old woman with a luxation of 2 month's duration was treated by the so-called Fink's method. In addition, 18 cases of prolonged luxation of the mandible reported in the Japanese literature are reviewed with respect to several clinical items.