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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;4(2):248-50.
doi: 10.4103/0976-237X.114879.

Facial pain due to elongated styloid process

Indu Bhusan Kar  1 , Niranjan Mishra, Subhrajit Raut, Akhilesh Kumar Singh
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Case Reports

Facial pain due to elongated styloid process

Indu Bhusan Kar et al. Contemp Clin Dent. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

Pain is the most frequent cause of suffering and disability. The etiology of orofacial pain is still elusive. However, the etiology has to be ascertained for definitive treatment. Only after a systematic and careful evaluation can a treating surgeon be aware of the underlying cause. Though dental causes predominate in the diagnosis of orofacial pain, the rare cause of facial pain have to be excluded, which would prevent unnecessary and fruitless dental treatment. The present case is an example of a rare condition that may be overlooked during examination. This paper will describe a case of vague unilateral orofacial pain, the diagnosis of which zeroed down to an elongated styloid process.

Keywords: Eagle syndrome; orofacial pain; styloid process.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal view computed tomography scan showing elongated right styloid process measuring 33 mm
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Intraoperative exposure of the styloid process. (b) Intraoperative excision of the styloid process. (c) Excised styloid process
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