An assessment for auriculotemporal syndrome following temporomandibular joint surgery through the preauricular approach.
Twenty temporomandibular joints (TMJs) were operated on for the correction of arthrographically confirmed internal derangements using a modified preauricular approach. Postoperatively, three of the 20 patients tested exhibited auriculotemporal syndrome as deduced from a starch-iodine test. The manifestation was subclinical and consisted of sweating only over the distribution of the auriculotemporal and great auricular nerves in response to a gustatory stimulus. The response was variable from patient to patient.
Kryshtalskyj
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Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Weinberg
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000294:innervation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013213:Starch; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*
D013213:Starch; D007455:Iodine