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Facial pains and the jaw muscles: a review
Author(s) -
CHRISTENSEN L. V.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1981.tb00493.x
Subject(s) - myofascial pain , temporomandibular joint , medicine , temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome , facial pain , myofascial pain syndrome , facial muscles , signs and symptoms , orthodontics , physical therapy , anatomy , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary A review is given of some of the major symptoms and signs of facial pains presumed to have their origin in the jaw muscles; that is, the temporomandibular joint pain dysfunction syndrome, the myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome or the mandibular pain dysfunction syndrome.