Pterygoid hamulus syndrome: a case report

• Main Authors: Galvez Paul (Author), Moreau Nathan (Author), Fenelon Mathilde (Author), Marteau Jean-Marie (Author), Catros Sylvain (Author), Fricain Jean-Christophe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EDP Sciences, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Pterygoid hamulus syndrome (PHS) is a little-known differential diagnosis of orofacial pain. It is characterized by oropharyngeal pain, secondary to inflammatory bursitis of the tensor veli muscle of post-traumatic origin, frequently fostered by an associated hypertrophy of the hamular...