Osteoarthrosis, the temporomandibular joint, and Eagle's syndrome

✍ Scribed by A.W. Barrett; M.J. Griffiths; C. Scully

• Book ID: 118350253
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 825 KB
• Volume: 75
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0030-4220
• DOI: 10.1016/0030-4220(93)90133-o

✦ Synopsis

Temporomandibular joint osteoarthrosis is common but typically asymptomatic. This article describes a patient with symptomatic left temporomandibular joint osteoarthrosis in whom pain in the right side of the tongue and ear, and dysphagia, subsequently developed simulating Eagle's syndrome. The concept of Eagle's syndrome is reviewed.