TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of facial myofascial pain syndrome presenting as trigeminal neuralgia
AU - Yoon, Seung Zhoo
AU - Lee, Sang Ik
AU - Choi, Sung Uk
AU - Shin, Hye Won
AU - Lee, Hye Won
AU - Lim, Hae Ja
AU - Chang, Seong Ho
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - Facial pain has many causes, including idiopathic factors, trigeminal neuralgia, dental problems, temporomandibular joint disorders, cranial abnormalities, and infections. However, the clinical diagnosis of facial pain is sometimes difficult to establish because clinical manifestations commonly overlap. The diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia is based solely on clinical findings. Therefore, a careful evaluation of the patient history and a thorough physical examination are essential. This case describes a patient with facial myofascial pain syndrome involving the right zygomaticus, orbicularis oculi, and levator labii muscles, which presented as trigeminal neuralgia.
AB - Facial pain has many causes, including idiopathic factors, trigeminal neuralgia, dental problems, temporomandibular joint disorders, cranial abnormalities, and infections. However, the clinical diagnosis of facial pain is sometimes difficult to establish because clinical manifestations commonly overlap. The diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia is based solely on clinical findings. Therefore, a careful evaluation of the patient history and a thorough physical examination are essential. This case describes a patient with facial myofascial pain syndrome involving the right zygomaticus, orbicularis oculi, and levator labii muscles, which presented as trigeminal neuralgia.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.09.026
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.09.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 19111486
AN - SCOPUS:59649096188
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 107
SP - e29-e31
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology
IS - 3
ER -