JAW CLAUDICATION - A SIGN OF GIANT-CELL ARTERITIS

Authors
LEE AG
Citation
Ag. Lee, JAW CLAUDICATION - A SIGN OF GIANT-CELL ARTERITIS, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 126(7), 1995, pp. 1028-1029
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
126
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1028 - 1029
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1995)126:7<1028:JC-ASO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Jaw claudication is an often unrecognized sign of giant cell arteritis . The significance of this symptom has been underemphasized in the den tal literature. Dentists should consider jaw claudication when making the differential diagnosis of jaw pain, especially in the elderly pati ent. Early diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis may help sa ve a patient's vision.