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Panoramic shows elongated styloid process; patient complains of throat pain when swallowing. Diagnosis?

  1. Trigeminal neuralgia
  2. Carotid calcification
  3. Torus mandibularis
  4. Eagle syndrome
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Correct answer: D. Eagle syndrome

EAGLE SYNDROME (stylohyoid syndrome): elongated styloid process (>3cm normal = ≤2.5cm) or calcified stylohyoid ligament. Symptoms: throat/neck pain, dysphagia, foreign body sensation, otalgia, pain on head rotation.

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