Ernest Syndrome

A facial pain syndrome typified by spontaneous pain on the side of the face and sometimes the neck. The cause is a tendinitis of the stylomandibular ligament which attaches to the angle (corner) of the denturesdental jaw. Ernest Syndrome is treated with injections of steroid and local denturesdental anesthesia, as are many types of tendinitis. It is an occasional result of whiplash injuries.