TITLE:
Case report involving temporomandibular dysfunction, eagle’s syndrome and torus mandibularis —Multidisciplinary approaches
AUTHORS:
Takami Hirono Hotta, Cássio Edvard Sverzut, Marcelo Palinkas, César Bataglion, Melissa Oliveira Melchior, Patrícia Tiemy Hirono Hotta, Sérgio Olavo Petenusci, Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo
KEYWORDS:
Temporomandibular Dysfunction; Eagle’s Syndrome; Torus Mandibularis; Electromyography; Bite Force
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.3 No.7,
October
18,
2013
ABSTRACT: The prevalence of torus mandibularis, Eagle’s syndrome
and parafunctional activity was reported to be higher in patients with
temporomandibular joint dysfunction and might be useful as an indicator of
increased risk of temporomandibular disorders. This study case report was to
evaluate a 62-year-old female patient, with limited mandibular and cervical
movements, articular and muscular pain, ear fullness, irritation of the lingual
mucosa, discomfort associated with movement of her tongue, involving temporomandibular
dysfunction, torus mandibularis and Eagle’s syndrome. The treatment comprehended
the collection of data of Helkimo’s Clinical Dysfunction Index,
electromyographic activity of the masseter and temporalis muscles in rest
position and bite force, masticatory efficiency, speech evaluation and oclusal
splint, after the excision of the stylohyoid process and mandibularis torus.
The authors found a decrease in electromyographic activity of masticatory
muscles, a reduction of painful symptoms throughout the region muscular and
joint pains, an increase in the amplitude of mandibular movements, an improvement
in masticatory efficiency and an increase in bite force.