MANAGEMENT OF TOOTHACHE
OBJECTIVE:
To manage a patient with a toothache.
Answer Folder
( A – 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 – 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 – 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.
· Pls. go back to Trigger Folder and work on Trigger B.
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