| Abstract | In daily social life, orofacial pain is strongly associated with teeth. However, edentulousness is no lifetime guarantee of being pain-free in the orofacial region. Common oral pains in edentulous people are caused by denture misfits or occlusal errors, by alveolar ridge atrophy, by (sharp) exostoses, and by non-denture-related mucosal lesions. Less common or hard to diagnose pains are caused by burning mouth syndrome, toxic or allergic reactions, nerve injuries, mucosal or skin grafts, and ischaemic heart disease. |
| Authors | C de Baat
(Affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud in Nijmegen. c.debaat at dent.umcn.nl)
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| Journal | Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde
(Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd)
Vol. 113
Issue 11
Pg. 463-8
(Nov 2006)
ISSN: 0028-2200 Netherlands |
| Vernacular Title | Pijn bij edentaten. |
| PMID | 17147029
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
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| Topics |
- Dentures
(adverse effects)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Facial Pain
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Humans
- Jaw, Edentulous
(pathology)
- Mouth, Edentulous
(pathology)
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