Pain Related to the Teeth and Jaws

The precise diagnosis of "dental" pain is often a matter of considerable 1 stf# Its localization by the patient is often very poor, making it difficult to de n ^ c0nwhich tooth, if any, is responsible. It is quite common for the patient to p ^ ̂ fidently to a particular tooth as the site of the pain when the teeth themselve at fault. pulpi^' The causes of dental pain are most commonly dental caries and its sequelae,, g0ft periodontitis and alveolar abscess. Next in frequency come the diseases A>'f tissues, notably gingivitis and trauma from ill-fitting artificial dentures. group arises from pathology within the jaws such as buried roots or cysts w ^ become infected. Finally, and much less frequently, there are the diseases such as osteomyelitis, which affects the lower jaw almost exclusively in adu s> teetbdiseases of the antrum which frequently cause pain related to the maxi There are many others, but these are the common causes. Pain can also