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Osteoarthrosis, the temporomandibular joint, and Eagle's syndrome
A W Barrett1, M J Griffiths, C Scully
1University Department of Oral Medicine, Pathology, and Microbiology, Bristol, England.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
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.