Technetium-99mTc MDP imaging of 293 quadrants of idiopathic facial pain: 79% show increased radioisotope uptake

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 114; no. 1; pp. 83 - 92
• Main Authors: Bouquot, Jerry E., Spolnik, Kenneth, Adams, William, Deardorf, Kevin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.07.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction; Facial Pain - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurology; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Radionuclide Imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; Technetium (99mTc) medronate; Nervous system diseases; Pain; Trigeminal nerve; Technetium 99mTc; Idiopathic; Neuralgia; Radioisotope; Neurological disorder; Uptake

To evaluate the association between facial pain and maxillofacial scintigraphy. A total of 117 patients with idiopathic facial pain (IFP) (88% females; average age = 46.7 years) underwent 99mTc-MDP scans, as did 32 age-matched controls. Pearson χ2 analysis was used to determine associations. Of subj...