Dental Pain
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pain in adults
pain in children
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Dental Pain Underlying Cause
Common causes
of dental pain include:
Dental caries
Dental abscess
Gingivitis
Periodontal disease
Dental injury
TMJ disease
Impacted tooth
Less common
causes of
cough
include:
Sinusitis
:
With secondary infection of an upper molar
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Alveolar osteitis
Inflammation of the bone around a tooth
Pericoronitis:
Inflammation around the crown of a tooth
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Dental Pain Anatomy
Related Conditions
Dental abscess
Dental caries
Dental plaque
Gingivitis
Periodontal disease
Dental injury
Dental pain
Facial injury
Facial pain
Gum injury
Gum pain
Jaw injury
Jaw pain
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Last Updated: Oct 30, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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