Eyrich G K, Locher M C, Warnke T, Sailer H F
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1997 Aug;26(4):275-7. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(97)80867-3.
A case is reported of a patient suffering from untraceable pain in the palate. The hyperplastic pterygoid hamulus appeared to be the cause of his discomfort. A computed tomography study on 20 adult patients revealed a wide variation in the anatomy of this region, but a fairly consistent pattern in the left-right relationship in the same patient.