A syndrome of ear and sinus symptoms dependent upon disturbed function of the temporomandibular joint. 1934.

UPON DISTURBED FUNCTION OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT. This article originally appeared in March 1934, Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Volume 43, No. 1, pages 1-15,and is reproduced here in its entirety. * JAMES B. COSTEN, M. D., St. Louis. The problem of temporomandibular joint function and occlusion being a major dental issue, it appears almost entirely in the dental literature. The following group of symptoms may be observed frequently in patients with endentulous mouths and a marked overbite; the syndrome is classic for lesions of the sinuses or ears; yet overbite and disturbance of the joint are so easily overlooked as etiologic factors that it becomes a source of error in analyzing cases in otolaryngology.