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All these factors may lead to a further limitation of jaw movement and increase in pain. [49] Degenerative joint disease, such as osteoarthritis or organic degeneration of the articular surfaces, recurrent fibrous or bony ankylosis, developmental abnormality, or pathologic lesions within the TMJ. Myofascial pain syndrome. [medical citation needed]
When a person is recumbent, or is lying down, blood is redistributed from the lower extremities and abdominal cavity (splanchnic circulation) to the lungs. [5] Failure to accommodate this redistribution results in decreased vital capacity and pulmonary compliance , further causing the shortness of breath experienced in PND.
Eagle syndrome (also termed stylohyoid syndrome, [1] styloid syndrome, [2] stylalgia, [3] styloid-stylohyoid syndrome, [2] or styloid–carotid artery syndrome) [4] is an uncommon condition commonly characterized but not limited to sudden, sharp nerve-like pain in the jaw bone and joint, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, triggered by swallowing, moving the jaw, or turning the neck. [1]
Orofacial pain is the specialty of dentistry that encompasses the diagnosis, management and treatment of pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, face and associated regions. These disorders as they relate to orofacial pain include but are not limited to temporomandibular muscle and joint (TMJ) disorders, jaw movement disorders, neuropathic and ...
[6] [8] In severe cases, impaired motor function and ability in the lower body can be observed, and bowel or bladder dysfunction may be present. [6] [8] Classically, the symptoms and pain of NC are relieved by a change in position or flexion of the waist. [9] Therefore, patients with NC have less disability in climbing steps, pushing carts, and ...
Polyphasic sleep is the term used to describe any sleep pattern that includes three or more periods of shuteye in a 24-hour period instead of the more traditional large snooze at night.
Tenderness, pain or fatigue of the muscles of mastication, [11] which may get worse during chewing or other jaw movement. [10] Trismus (restricted mouth opening). [11] Pain or tenderness of the temporomandibular joints, [11] which may manifest as preauricular pain (in front of the ear), or pain referred to the ear . [14]
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