MANAGEMENT OF TOOTHACHE
OBJECTIVE:
To manage a patient with a toothache.
Answer Folder
( A โ A )
TRIGGER A:
A patient with a toothache.
A-Q-1. Is there a problem? If yes, what?
A-R-1. Yes. There is a problem โ TOOTHACHE.
A-Q-2. What are the possible causes of TOOTHACHE?
Pls. explain the pathophysiology of TOOTHACHE using the outline shown below.
Normal tooth ------------------------------------------> abnormal tooth
Mechanical of toothache
* Describe/illustrate the normal and abnormal tooth.
* Explain/illustrate the mechanism of toothache.
General disorders --------------------------------------> Specific diseases
Check which ones are the usual causes?
Congenital abnormalities
Inflammations and infections
Intoxications โ allergies, poisons
Trauma and physical agents
Circulatory disturbances
Disturbances in innervation
Hereditary and familial predisposition
Static mechanical abnormalities
Neoplasms
Metabolism, growth, and nutrition disorders
Mental disorders
Partial response: Any of the above is possible but the more common disorders causing TOOTHACHE are inflammations and infections, trauma, and neoplasms.
ยท Pls. go back to Trigger Folder and work on Trigger B.
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