Role of Orthopantomogram in Unexplained Earache.
Earache
Last molars
Orthopantomogram
Journal
Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India
ISSN: 2231-3796
Titre abrégé: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Pays: India
ID NLM: 9422551
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Nov 2019
Historique:
received:
17
10
2017
accepted:
07
02
2018
entrez:
22
11
2019
pubmed:
22
11
2019
medline:
22
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Earache is one of the most common symptom for a patient to visit ENT doctor. It poses difficulty to diagnose the root cause when ENT examination is normal and still the pain persists, hence many a times patients are presumed to have psychosomatic element. While evaluation of earache dental status is often overlooked. 93 such patients of persistent earache with normal ENT examination were evaluated. In 70 of these patients the earache was attributed to either absent, unerupted or obliquely positioned upper or lower last molars which was confirmed by Orthopantomogram.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31750152
doi: 10.1007/s12070-018-1271-1
pii: 1271
pmc: PMC6841864
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1207-1211Informations de copyright
© Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2018.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interestNone.