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| CATEGORY: CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 28 |
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Oromandibular Dystonia – Diagnosis not to be missed: A case report & review
Vaishnavi Prabhakar
Prosthodontist, Thai Moogambigai Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, India
| Date of Web Publication | 8-Jan-2021 |
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-4052.306388
How to cite this article:
Prabhakar V. Oromandibular Dystonia – Diagnosis not to be missed: A case report & review. J Indian Prosthodont Soc 2020;20, Suppl S1:28 |
How to cite this URL:
Prabhakar V. Oromandibular Dystonia – Diagnosis not to be missed: A case report & review. J Indian Prosthodont Soc [serial online] 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 20];20, Suppl S1:28. Available from: https://www.j-ips.org/text.asp?2020/20/5/28/306388 |
Introduction: Oromandibular dystonia is an uncontrolled spastic mandibular movement, presenting as a single unique movement or a combination of several movements. Dystonia causes immense psychological distress and interferes with chewing, speech, and other functions. Physicians and clinicians poorly understand oromandibular dystonia leading to several years of mismanagement before arriving at a diagnosis. Also, several patients are misdiagnosed as temporomandibular disorder, bruxism, and sometimes as a psychogenic disorder.
Methodology: The case presented is a 40-year female patient with complaints of temporomandibular joint disorder and bruxism. The patient underwent detailed history taking and clinical examination prior to arriving at the final diagnosis of oromandibular dystonia secondary to parkinsonism disorder.
Conclusion: This case presentation and review will give a brief introduction to dystonia, oromandibular dystonia, and its related movement disorders. Also on why and how a clinician must not miss a life-altering diagnosis.
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