Jaw Tremor Resulting in Broken Teeth: On the Essential Tremor Spectrum
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BACKGROUND Jaw tremors in essential tremor (ET) rarely represent anything other than a cosmetic concern. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN A case of an ET patient whose jaw tremor was severe enough to result in cracked teeth. EDUCATIONAL VALUE It behooves treating clinicians to be aware of the full spectrum of this movement disorder.
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