Eagle′s syndrome: Report of two cases

• Main Authors: Altaf Hussain Chalkoo, Nusrat Nazir Makroo, Gowhar Yaqub Peerzada
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Subjects: Eagle′s syndrome; panoramic radiography; stylohyoid ligament; styloid process
• Online Access: http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2015;volume=27;issue=4;spage=612;epage=615;aulast=Chalkoo

Eagle′s syndrome is a diagnostic dilemma. Sometimes, it is diagnosed as an accidental finding whereas at other times, it is diagnosed as a syndrome based on complex clinical and radiological findings. Elongated styloid process can impinge on a number of nerves and vessels in the adjoining area, and symptoms can easily be confused with a variety of orofacial pain conditions. Hence, for the treatment and management of such cases, proper diagnosis is very important, and a dentist should always keep Eagle′s syndrome in mind while encountering patients with chronic orofacial pain.