Hyoid bone syndrome masquerading as temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
Facial pain
Hyoid bone
Steroids
Journal
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
ISSN: 1532-1940
Titre abrégé: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 8405235
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
received:
16
12
2018
accepted:
07
01
2019
pubmed:
6
5
2019
medline:
31
12
2019
entrez:
6
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Hyoid bone syndrome is a type of cervicofacial pain that is caused by degeneration of the greater cornu of the hyoid at the attachment of the stylohyoid ligament. We report four patients who presented with deep-seated, dull, aching, temporomandibular (TMJ) pain that radiated from the greater cornu of the hyoid bone and did not respond to conservative management. Diagnostic tests included a local anaesthetic block and digital palpation of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone. All four patients responded well to methylprednisolone 40 mg/ml at the greater cornu of the hyoid bone, which resulted in complete resolution of their symptoms. No patients developed postoperative complications. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons involved in the treatment of orofacial pain should consider this less documented condition in their differential diagnosis when treating temporomandibular disorders.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31054794
pii: S0266-4356(19)30149-4
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.01.022
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Glucocorticoids
0
Methylprednisolone
X4W7ZR7023
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
477-478Informations de copyright
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