Acute Temporal Tendinitis After Dental Extraction: A Valuable Lesson

Abstract

Temporal tendinitis is a secondary myofascial orofacial pain disorder. To date, there is no exact figure on the prevalence of temporal tendinitis as it is concurrence with other temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). Therefore it is usually underrecognised and undertreated because of the vagueness of its signs and symptoms. This situation usually results in delayed care or even unnecessary treatment. We report a case of unresolved unilateral facial pain and limited mouth opening in a 19-year-old male that occurred following a difficult dental extraction. This case initially presented with the classical signs of odontogenic infection. We describe its clinical and radiological findings and management.