title: Frey's syndrome: diagnosis in geriatric dentistry.
abstract: Frey's syndrome, is characterized by warmth, flushing and sweating of the face, most of time in the preauricular region, initiated by any gustatory stimulus. It is frequently related to parotid surgery. A case of Frey's syndrome in a 81-year-old female whose long-delayed clinical onset post-parotidectomy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Liana Rodrigues T
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Crislanne S R
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Nina
authors.forename: Maria Helena L
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Yeda M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Parro
authors.forename: Sergio B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: Erica N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Lia
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Frey's syndrome; diagnosis; geriatric dentistry; parotidectomy