Chest pain as result of temporomandibular disorder (TMD)

Pain referred to the chest, with implications of cardiac distress, is described in a patient with a history of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). An anatomically-based hypothesis is included to explain the reported chest symptoms. The basis for nociceptive neuronal interactions between the muscles of...

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Published inGeneral dentistry Vol. 46; no. 4; p. 352
Main Author Rusiecki, R S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1998
Subjects
Adult
Chest Pain - etiology
Female
Humans
Masticatory Muscles - physiopathology
Neck Muscles - physiopathology
Nerve Fibers - physiology
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome - complications
Trigeminal Nerve - physiopathology
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Summary:Pain referred to the chest, with implications of cardiac distress, is described in a patient with a history of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). An anatomically-based hypothesis is included to explain the reported chest symptoms. The basis for nociceptive neuronal interactions between the muscles of the head and neck has been reported previously. The patient described here suffered from myofascial pain of the muscles of mastication and the postural muscles of the head and neck.
ISSN:0363-6771