MANAGEMENT OF TOOTHACHE
OBJECTIVE:
To manage a patient with a toothache.
Trigger Folder
( T – C )
TRIGGER C:
A 10-year-old boy with a toothache. The toothache was noted three days ago. The pain was becoming more and more intolerable. There was no history of injury.
C-Q-1.1. What do you think is the cause of the TOOTHACHE?
C-Q-1.2 Does the duration of the pain offer significant clue as to the cause of the TOOTHACHE? Explain your answer.
C-Q-1.3 Suppose the pain has been present for the past two months. What do you think is the cause of the TOOTHACHE based on the duration of symptom?
C-Q-1-4. Suppose the pain has been present for the past one year. What do you think is the cause of the TOOTHACHE based on the duration of symptom?
· Pls. place your answers in separate sheets of papers properly labeled as C-R-1.1 to C-R-1.4.
· Then go to A-C in the Answer Folder.
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