Abstract
A rare case of bilateral hyperplasia of the mandibular coronoid processes is described in which blind intubation was performed using diethyl ether as the anaesthetic agent. Intra-oral surgery to remove the excess bone resulted in satisfactory mouth opening which was expected to improve further with physiotherapy.
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