Diagnosis of Non-Endodontic Disease Entities

Question 1

Non endodontic dental pain (3)

Answer 1

Dentinal hypersensitivity
Occlusal
Periodontal

Question 2

Usually equivalent to reversible pulpitis

Answer 2

Dentinal hypersensitivity

Question 3

Pain that arises due to convergence of afferent neurons from different areas onto the same projection neuron.

Answer 3

Referred pain

Question 4

Nondental Pain examples

Answer 4

Myofascial
Sinus
headaches
neuropathic
neurovascular
cardiac
psychogenic

Question 5

Pain that originates from small, tender trigger points within myofascial structures, often far from the area of perceived pain.

Answer 5

Myofascial pain

Question 6

Most common muscle for mysofascial pain

Answer 6

masseter

Question 7

Masseter trigger points usually refer to

Answer 7

mandibular molars

Question 8

Pain that is usually described as a “fullness” or “pressure beneath the eyes.

Answer 8

Sinus pain

Question 9

Sinus pain usually refers to

Answer 9

Maxillary molars due to close anatomic proximity of apices.

Question 10

Types of primary headaches

Answer 10

Migraine
Tension-type
trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
Other

Question 11

Headache that is characterized by unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate or severe pain, and possible aggravation by routine physical activity. Symptoms include nausea/vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia.

Answer 11

Migraine

Question 12

Headache that is characterized by bilateral location, milder intensity compared to migraines and without nausea, photo- and phonophobia, and have a pressing or tightening quality rather than pulsing.

Answer 12

Tension-type headache

Question 13

Trigeminal autonomic cephalagias examples

Answer 13

cluster headache
paroxysmal hemicrainia
SUNCT
SUNA

Question 14

Headaches that involve autonomic symptoms including conjunctival inflammation, tearing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, eyelid edema, etc.

Answer 14

Trigeminal autonomic cephalagias

Question 15

Complete relief with indomethacin is diagnostic for

Answer 15

Paroxysmal hemicrania

Question 16

Often occurs secondary to a central lesion

Answer 16

Neuropathic pain

Question 17

Vascular compression of the trigeminal ganglion causing episodes of sudden, sharp, stabbing pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve.

Answer 17

Trigeminal neuralgia

Question 18

Pain that lacks the classical characteristics of cranial neuralgias and for which there is no obvious cause

Answer 18

Atypical facial pain

Question 19

Unexplained pain in the tooth following RCT

Answer 19

Atypical odontalgia, phantom tooth pain

Question 20

A systemic granulomatous disease affecting the carotid arteries presenting with ocular symptoms, burning tongue, and headache.

Answer 20

Temporal arteritis

Question 21

Left posterior mandibular pain on exertion, often described as pressure and burning rather than throbbing or aching.

Answer 21

Cardiac toothache

Question 22

Cardiac toothache not relieved by ______ but is relieved by ________

Answer 22

Local anesthestic
Nitroglycerin

Question 23

A diagnosis of exclusion made in concert with a mental health professional

Answer 23

Psychogenic pain

Question 24

Most common source of infection after endodontic

Answer 24

periodontal

Question 25

Drugs that have been associated with generalized calcifications of the pulp

Answer 25

Statin and corticosteroids

Question 26

Generalized widening of the PDL can be associated with

Answer 26

osteomyelitis, scleroderma, osteosarcoma

Question 27

PARLs a/w vital mandibular incisors

Answer 27

Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia

Question 28

Risk factors for spontaneous pulpal necrosis

Answer 28

Sickle cell anemia
Herpes zoster

Question 29

Multiple periapical radiolucencies a/w vital teeth

Answer 29

periapical cemento osseous dysplasia
malignancy
brown tumor
neurofibromatosis