title: Edentulous orodyskinesia.
abstract: Twelve of 75 (16%) edentulous patients (mean age, 62 years) were found to have orofacial dyskinesias. Tooth extraction averaged 12 years before the onset of movements. No dentures were present in 50% of dyskinetic patients and in 9.5% of edentulous patients without dyskinesia. Movements of the lips, tongue, and jaw were marked in 3 patients and mild in 9. Functional disability was minimal. None of 75 elderly patients (mean age, 68 years) without tooth extractions had oral dyskinesias.
mesh_terms: D003824:Denture, Complete; D003829:Denture, Partial; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D005152:Facial Muscles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*