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Shear mouth secondary to temporohyoid osteoarthropathy
Author(s) -
Grant M. J.,
Barnett T. P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12923
Subject(s) - medicine , swallowing , mastication , tongue , larynx , etiology , dentistry , shear (geology) , floor of mouth , orthodontics , anatomy , pathology , composite material , materials science
Summary Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy ( THO ) is a progressive disease of unknown aetiology that can result in pain during normal movement of the tongue and larynx during mastication and deglutition. Shear mouth is a rare, poorly described condition, which may be associated with painful dental disease. This report describes a case of shear mouth attributable to THO . The THO was surgically treated by undertaking a left‐sided ceratohyoidectomy ( CHO ) and the shear mouth resolved over the course of 18 months.