Question 52 · LDEK · Diagnosis
A 40-year-old patient suffers from a pain on the left side. The patient is unable to identify any particular tooth/teeth as a source of the pain. An important diagnostic clue is that the pain is clearly radiating to the neck region. What group of teeth would you suspect as a cause of the symptoms?
- A. maxillary molars.
- B. maxillary premolars.
- C. mandibular molars.
- D. anterior teeth.
- E. pain radiating to the neck on the left side cannot be related to the teeth.
Hint
Recall typical referred-pain patterns: which teeth project pulpal pain to the ear, the angle of the mandible and the neck?
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