DDx ⬇
- Dental caries or abscess
- Sinusitis
- Temporal arteritis
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome
- Migraine
- Sialadenitis (eg, parotitis)
- Sialolithiasis (salivary gland calculi)
- Otitis media
- Orbital or periorbital cellulitis
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Ludwig's angina (retropharyngeal infection)
- Carotid artery dissection
- Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- Atypical facial pain
- Postherpetic neuralgia
- Bruxism (teeth grinding)
- Dental misalignment
- Acoustic neuroma
- Trauma
- Glaucoma
- Dacryocystitis (lacrimal sac infection)
- Angina pectoris
- Numb chin syndrome (mental neuropathy) due to malignancy in mandible
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