II. Symptoms
- Facial pain or weakness in Muscles of Mastication with chewing foods
- Relieved with rest
- Referred pain (in atypical cases)
- Tooth Pain
- Sinus pain
- Ear Pain
III. Causes
- Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
- See Jaw Pain
IV. Precautions
- Jaw Claudication is highly specific for Temporal Arteritis
- Maintain a high level of suspicion in those with Polymylagia Rheumatica or symptoms suggestive of Temporal Arteritis