title: The pterygoid hamulus as a pain-inducing factor. A report of a case and a radiographic study.
abstract: A case is reported of a patient suffering from untraceable pain in the palate. The hyperplastic pterygoid hamulus appeared to be the cause of his discomfort. A computed tomography study on 20 adult patients revealed a wide variation in the anatomy of this region, but a fairly consistent pattern in the left-right relationship in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Eyrich
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Locher
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Warnke
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sailer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010159:Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed