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Part 3: But Doctor, My Ear Hurts
Author(s) -
Kah Melissa
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1747-4477
pISSN - 1329-1947
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-4477.1999.tb00070.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nose , presentation (obstetrics) , throat , ear nose and throat , dentistry , odontogenic , dermatology , orthodontics , surgery , pathology
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) can present as an array of symptoms that can mimic both odontogenic and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) disorders. Dentists need to be alert to the possibility of primary ENT disorders in patients who present with TMD symptoms, as should ENT physicians be familiar with the clinical presentation of TMD, especially in those patients who present with ENT symptoms but no sign of ENT disease.