A patient comes to the walk in clinic complaining of pain and discomfort in the neck and shoulder muscles continuing up into the jaw. What should the nurse suspect?
A) Temperomandibular joint disease
B) Malocclusion
C) Periapical abcess
D) Myofascial pain
Ans: D
Feedback: Myofascial pain—a discomfort in the muscles controlling jaw function and in neck and shoulder muscles.
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