Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 116, Issue 3, 348-350
Copyright © 1988 by American Dental Association
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and orofacial pain caused by parotid gland malignancy: report of case
EG Grace
and
AF North
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Division of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baltimore, MD 21205.
A 41-year-old female with 2 years of mandibular and maxillary facial pain sought multiple medical evaluations. Symptoms were similar to those accompanying many benign temporomandibular, salivary gland, and neurological disorders. Through manual palpation, a slight swelling in the salivary gland was discovered; a malignant carcinoma was removed by parotidectomy.