Eagle's syndrome.

Eagle's syndrome is a condition of orofacial pain related to the elongated styloid process or the calcification of the stylohyoid ligament. It affects around 4-10% of the population. The average length of the styloid process is about 15,2-47 mm, over 30 mm may be the cause of the Eagle's syndrome. Authors searched PubMed and Google Scholar using searchterms Eagle's syndrome, styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, orofacial pain. We manually searched the references of selected articles for additional relevant articles. We selected articles relevant to a general medicine readership, prioritizing systematic reviews, cases and clinical practice guidelines. The literature contains the latest reports on the Eagle's syndrome. The researches, in which orofacial pain or other symptoms were connected to other disorders, have been rejected. Symptoms of Eagle's syndrome are: odynophagia, dysphagia, dysphonia, dizziness or difficulty in swallowing. Clinicians should pay attention to Eagle's syndrome in the differentiation. Treatment includes conservative approach such as NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, steroids, surgical approach as the main form of the treatment and manual therapy. Eagle's syndrome symptoms may be problematic to diagnose and what is the most important, they worsens the quality of patients' life. Clinicians should pay attention to differentiation with other diseases.