Spontaneous temporomandibular joint dislocation in an 80-year-old man

We report the case of an 80-year-old patient who suffered a spontaneous temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation. To our knowledge, this is the oldest patient reported to have this condition in the English-language literature. Reduction of spontaneous jaw dislocation is a procedure that usually can be accomplished in the office without intravenous sedation by properly applying downward pressure on the mandible.