Case Report

Year : 2017 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 2 | Page : 74-77

Eagle syndrome: Orthodontist's perspective

K Sindhuja, Gautham Hegde, Rohan Rai, Abhinay Sorake, Naveen Suvarna

Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, NH-17, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Correspondence Address:

K Sindhuja

Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, NH-17, Kuntikana, Mangalore - 575 004, Karnataka, India.

Abstract:

The objective of the article is to report a case of Eagle syndrome in an orthodontic patient. A 20-year-old patient reported to the Department of Orthodontics with a chief complaint of crowding in upper and lower teeth and difficulty in mouth opening. Detailed history and radiographs led to the diagnosis of elongated styloid process also termed as “Eagle syndrome.”

Source of Support: 

None 

Conflict of Interest: 

None

DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_35_16

How to cite this article: Sindhuja K, Hegde G, Rai R, Sorake A, Suvarna N. Eagle syndrome: Orthodontist's perspective. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2017;8:74-7.