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Acute right‐sided facial pain: a case report
Author(s) -
Sanner F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2009.01654.x
Subject(s) - medicine , facial pain , orofacial pain , differential diagnosis , acute pain , trigeminal nerve , medical diagnosis , pathophysiology , toothache , dentistry , dermatology , physical therapy , surgery , anesthesia , radiology , pathology
Sanner F. Acute right‐sided facial pain: a case report. International Endodontic Journal , 43 , 154–162, 2010. Abstract Aim To report a case of mixed neuralgic and dental pain and to discuss the possible pathophysiological background. Summary A case of coexistent dental and neuralgic pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve is presented, and the endodontic and neurological treatments are described. The possible diagnostic and pathophysiological correlations are discussed. Key learning points • Pre‐trigeminal and atypical neuralgias are amongst the possible differential diagnoses of acute dental pain. • In a patient with nonodontogenic pain, simultaneous dental pain in the same area could be overlooked. • Dentists should consider a nonodontogenic origin as a possible explanation for burning, lancinating or atypical pain. In such cases, an appropriate medical specialist should be consulted.