Diagnosis of Acromegaly in Orofacial Pain: Two Case Reports

From Volume 27, Issue 7, September 2000 | Pages 342-345

Authors

M.M. Moore

BDS, FDS RCS(Ed.), FFD RCS

Senior House Officer in Oral Medicine, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School

Articles by M.M. Moore

K. Spitteri-Staines

BChD, FDS RCS(Eng.)

Registrar in Oral Medicine, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School

Articles by K. Spitteri-Staines

D. Felix

BDS, MB ChB, FDS RCS(Edin.), FDS RCPS(Glas.)

Consultant in Oral Medicine, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School

Articles by D. Felix

H. Critchlow

BDS, FDS RCS(Eng.), FDS RCPS(Glas.)

Consultant in Oral Surgery, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School

Articles by H. Critchlow

Abstract

Acromegaly is an uncommon condition, with an annual incidence in the UK of three per million. The gradual onset of the clinical features mean that often friends and relatives are unaware of the underlying pathology. In view of the morbidity, and indeed mortality, arising from undiagnosed cases, general dental practitioners and other healthcare workers should routinely take note of systemic as well as intra-oral changes occurring in their patients when seen on review. The association of paraesthesia, anaesthesia and pain with acromegaly is well documented. However, there appear to be few reports linking acromegaly with orofacial pain or dysaesthesia. This paper describes two such cases.

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