Research Article

Clinical and Pain-Related Characteristics of Idiopathic First Bite Syndrome Induced by Taste in Japanese Patients without Diabetes: A Retrospective Study of Five Cases

Table 3

Imaging findings in patients with idiopathic first bite syndrome.

Patient no.MRI of the TMJDynamic salivary gland scintigraphy of the involved parotid glands
Time-activity curvesAccumulationRate of excretion (%)

1Normal
2Anterior disk displacement with reductionNormal patternGoodRight: 96.7; left: 100
3Anterior disk displacement with reductionNormal patternGood69.1
4NormalNormal patternGood87.8
5NormalNormal patternGood88.8

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; TMJ, temporomandibular joint.