Costen Syndrome

With the term myofascial syndrome (Engl. Costen's syndrome ) was once a complex of neuralgic ear and headaches referred, often, also with tongue burning dizziness, ear pressure and tinnitus occur. The symptoms are attributed to misalignment of the jaw head or an incorrect bite position: tooth loss, tooth wear and poorly fitting dentures disrupt the balance of the masticatory muscles.

The symptom complex named after the American oral surgeon James Bray Costen (1895–1962) is now summarized in the craniomandibular or myofascial dysfunctions .

Footnotes

1. ↑ Thilo Prochno: Tinnitus from the perspective of dentistry. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt. 1997; 94 (7), pp. A-377 / B-302 / C-285.