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Published on: June 10, 2013
Dental (Odontogenic) Pain
1Professor in Oral Surgery, King's College London Dental Institute, Denmark Hill Campus, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9RS.
Abstract:
This article provides a simple overview of acute trigeminal pain for the non dentist.This article does not cover oral mucosal diseases (vesiculobullous disorders) that may cause acute pain.Dental pain is the most common in this group and it can present in several different ways.Of particular interest for is that dental pain can mimic both trigeminal neuralgia and other chronic trigeminal pain disorders.It is crucial to exclude these disorders whilst managing patients with chronic trigeminal pain.
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