toothache/necrosis

Angelica dahurica (Umbelliferae) has been used to treat headache of common cold, supraorbital neuralgia, painful swelling on the body, nasal stuffiness, leukorrhea and arthralgia due to wind-dampness in Korean traditional medicine. It is also claimed to be effective in the treatment of acne,

Anaphylactoid shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and anuric renal failure requiring dialysis occurred in a patient receiving zomepirac sodium for toothache. Although renal function showed gradual improvement after seven days of anuria, the recovery was slow and incomplete. Renal biopsy

The roots of Angelica dahurica have long been used as a traditional medicine in Korea to treat various diseases such as toothache and cold. In this study, we investigated the effect of ethanol extract from the roots of this plant on metastatic melanoma, a highly aggressive skin cancer, in B16F10

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of orofacial pain in a large group of sickle cell disorder (SCD) sufferers. METHODS In 1996, 51 Jamaican adults and teenagers with SCD and 51 matched subjects (non-SCD) without any sickle cell problems were questioned about their

BACKGROUND Australian Aboriginal people used crushed leaves of Geijera parviflora Lindl. both internally and externally for pain relief, including for toothache (Cribb and Cribb, 1981). This study tested the hypothesis that this traditional use might be at least in part explained by the presence of

Review of 6 clinical distinctions: (1) Symptom: "anything under the sun." METHODS pulp exposure. Duplicate: clinical or radiographic pulp exposure evidence. METHODS endodontics or pulp cap under strict protocol conditions. (2) Symptom: "cold." METHODS hyperemia. Duplicate: ice. METHODS pulp

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease characterized by abnormal proliferation of bone marrow-derived histiocytes (Langerhans cells). LCH may manifest orally with single or multiple lesions of the alveolar or basal bone. Ulcerated mucosal lesions may be accompanied by periodontal

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the current in-flight incidence of barodontalgia, defined as dental pain caused by a change in barometric pressure in an otherwise asymptomatic tooth, and to identify the associated dental pathologies and etiologic factors. METHODS A total of 450

We reviewed eight patients with necrotizing fasciitis of odontogenic origin. There were three women and five men, mean age 58 (range 46-72), and none had any associated medical condition such as diabetes. All cases had symptoms of toothache for a mean duration of 34 days (range 26-42) before they

OBJECTIVE Our specific aim in 49 patients (42 women, 7 men) with osteonecrosis of the jaw was to determine whether thrombophilia (increased tendency to intravascular thrombosis) or hypofibrinolysis (reduced ability to lyse thrombi) were associated with this regional avascular

Reports of spontaneous tooth exfoliation and osteonecrosis trigeminal herpes zoster are extremely rare and have been sporadic. This article reports a pertinent case of a 50-year-old man who exhibited prodromal odontalgia before the appearance of vesicular mucocutaneous lesions, together with severe

We report two cases of deaths resulting from complications of odontogenic infections/submandibular space infections. In one case, the decedent had a history of toothache as well as facial and tongue swelling; autopsy revealed inflammation involving the tongue and larynx. In the second case, the

Deep fascial space infections of the neck are most frequently odontogenic in origin. We describe a case of odontogenic infection of the mandible which extended to the lateral pharyngeal space and resulted in a severe life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis of the neck. A 69-year-old nondiabetic male

OBJECTIVE To study the clinicopathologic features, immunophenotype and ultrastructural features of sinonasal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT). METHODS The clinical and histologic features of 5 cases of sinonasal IMT were reviewed. Immunohistochemical study for vimentin, MSA, SMA, calponin,