![]() ![]() ![]() If you have one or more of the causes of temporal tendonitis listed above and experience one or more of these symptoms, it’s time to give us a call: Hypertrophy of the coronoid process (your coronoid process, a part of your lower jaw, becomes larger than it once was).Chronic parafunction (your bite is off and your teeth do not come together appropriately).Loss of vertical dimension of occlusion (the distance between your nose and chin is shorter than it was when you were younger – you are becoming over-closed).Being opened really wide for a long period of time for a dental procedure.You may develop temporal tendonitis from: If a patient has an irritated temporal tendon prior to a dental procedure (or any of the other reasons listed above), it is more likely that they will develop a tendonitis after the procedure is completed (or after taxing the tendon through normal function: yawning, eating, etc). All of these, and other predisposed conditions, can contribute to temporal tendon inflammation. Temporalis Muscle attaches to the lower jaw (mandible) on the Coronoid Process by the Temporal TendonĪfter our examination, I usually discover signs of occlusal wear on a patient’s teeth, possible arthritis occurring in a patients joint, or a history of clenching. Temporal tendonitis is a craniofacial pain disorder which results in the inflammation of the temporal tendon which connects the temporalis muscle on the side of the head to the mandible, or lower jaw, on the coronoid process. How could this not be an infection of some sort….right? Well the truth is, you may be suffering from temporal tendonitis. They present with severe ear pain and pressure, some eye pain or pressure, pain around the temple area, and sometimes sensitive upper teeth. Many of my patients have complained about this. “My ear hurts but I have gone to the doctor several times begging for an antibiotic and he keeps telling me that my ear looks fine!”
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