Head and Neck Pain in Temporomandibular Joint Disease and Muscle Spasm

Syndromes of the Head and Neck of Dental Origin: I. Pain Caused by Mandibular Dysfunction

“…The symptoms in these cases were precipitated by the sudden or continuous stretching of the masticatory musculature: yawning, excessive biting, pro¬ longed sessions of dental treatment, or proprioceptive changes caused by sudden or extensive alterations in the dental occlusion through treatment. Female patients outSubmitted for publication April 1,1959. From Treatment was primarily spasmolytic, con¬ sisting of ethyl chloride spray on the af¬ fected musculature and of intramuscular infiltration with a local anesthetic, followed by exercises of the masticatory muscles.…”