title: Eagle's syndrome in an orthodontic patient.
abstract: This purpose of this article was to report the clinical case of a patient with Eagle's syndrome. She was referred to the orthodontic clinic by her general clinician, with the complaint of temporomandibular dysfunction. The orthodontic records showed a styloid process elongation accompanied by calcification and fracture on the right side. Eagle's syndrome was diagnosed, and the patient was referred to a buccomaxillofacial surgeon for surgical correction.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Bahia University UESB, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. matheuspithon@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Matheus Melo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pithon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D057887:Overbite / Q000150:complications*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications