The most common cause of trismus is due to infection in muscle:
Correct Answer: Medial pterygoid
Description: The most common cause of trismus is due to infection adjacent to muscles of jaw closure i.e., masseter, medial pterygoid, temporalis mostly due to involvement of pericoronal, submasseteric, and pterygo mandibular spaces.
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