Dental or odontogenic pain is common. According to the recent Adult Dental Health Survey 2009, 8% of the population have suffered pain in the past 12 months (Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2011). For some patients, pain is the only reason they attend the dental practice. For that reason, this month's research summary focuses on dental pain and its diagnosis and management.
? Dental pain can usually originate from three main causes:
? The pulp
? The soft tissues
? Trauma.
Each of these will produce characteristic and consistent pathological changes. The author reminds us of the famous saying by Osler: ‘Listen to the patient—he is telling you the diagnosis’ (Osler, 1905).
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