Atypical facial pain: the consistency of ipsilateral maxillary area tenderness and elevated temperature

Article Abstract:

Most patients with atypical facial pain (AFP) appear to have tenderness and an elevated intraoral temperature on the symptomatic side of the face. ATF is initially limited to one side of the face and is attributed to psychological factors. Researchers assessed the tenderness and temperature in the upper left and upper right sides of the mouth in 18 patients with AFP, 10 patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMJ) and 10 pain-free patients. Fifteen patients with AFP had tenderness between the inner cheeks and the upper teeth on the symptomatic side of the face. Seventeen patients with AFP had an elevated temperature between the inner cheeks and the upper teeth on the symptomatic side of the face. In the pain-free patients and in those with TMJ, there was no association between tenderness and increased intraoral temperature.

Physiological aspects, Facial pain

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A review of root resective therapy as a treatment option for maxillary molars

Article Abstract:

Various techniques for root resective therapy are described. Root resective therapy involves removing a single root of a tooth. It can be done when the root is fractured or tooth decay extends down into the root. The root can be removed with or without the crown. It can be combined with root canal and crowns and bridges.

Methods, Oral surgery, Teeth, Tooth roots

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Maxillary odontogenic keratocyst: a common and serious clinical misdiagnosis

Article Abstract:

Odontogenic keratocysts most commonly occur in the upper jaw above the canine teeth, according to dentists who reviewed 393 patients with this condition. An odontogenic keratocyst is a cyst in the jaw that can be hard to diagnose and treat. The cyst should be removed because it can occur again.

Care and treatment, Bones, Diagnosis, Bone cysts, Jaw diseases

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