Draculas Teeth SyndromeDraculas Teeth Syndrome is a new description of the combination of phantom canine tooth pain, facial pain, facial dystonia and migraine headache. There is a single report of this from a neurologist in New Hampshire, USA, but more will follow if the condition is indeed recognised by others. This unfortunate patient developed facial pain following gum surgery, and developed spasm of facial muscles on the same side as surgery. She previously had sensorineural deafness. She then acquired a sensation of extra teeth in the front (hence Dracula) - which are termed phantom supernumerary teeth. Extensive diagnostic tests were normal and her symptoms resolved over 2 years, back to normal, but after treatment with doxepin and powerful analgesics. 
Can I believe this?There are many previous reports of phantom tooth pain following dental extraction. People who experience phantom tooth pain usually have a previous history of headaches such as migraine.Phantom supernumerary canine teeth is a very unusual occurrence, but this case adds another to the list of strange headache disorders. ReferencesJacome DE. Dracula's Teeth SyndromeHeadache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain 2001;41:892-894(Free Abstract Only)Sicuteri F et al. Headache as a possible risk factor for phantom tooth pain. Headache 1991;31:577-81 (Free Abstract Only)
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