R-Q-A-Toothache

MANAGEMENT OF TOOTHACHE

OBJECTIVE:

To manage a patient with a toothache.

Response-Question Folder

( R – Q – 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

Mechanism 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

Intoxication – 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

Others

· Pls. place your answer in separate sheets of papers properly labeled as A-R-2.

· Then go to A-A in the Answer Folder.

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