title: Temporomandibular disorder or Eagle's syndrome? A clinical report.
abstract: This clinical report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a patient under emotional stress with orofacial pain, headaches, and the feeling of a foreign body in the throat. An elongated styloid process at the beginning of the oral pharynx was diagnosed. Although these symptoms could be aspects of Eagle's syndrome, deflective occlusal interferences, tender muscles of mastication, and a clicking temporomandibular joint led to an evaluation for temporomandibular disorder related to malocclusion. An occlusal splint was used to confirm the diagnosis and to alleviate symptoms. Occlusal adjustments were subsequently performed. In a 10-year follow-up, the patient had no complaints.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do café s/n, CEP: 14040-904 Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil. ephestus@usp.br
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreira de Albuquerque
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Takami Hirono
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hotta
authors.forename: Mariane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*