title: Prodromal odontalgia and multiple devitalized teeth caused by a herpes zoster infection of the trigeminal nerve: report of case.
abstract: A case of oral herpes zoster infection with prodromal odontalgia is presented. Tooth devitalization, facial scarring, and neuralgia occurred without concurrent local and systemic factors. The cause, pathological features, diagnosis, and management of an oral herpes zoster infection with prodromal odontalgia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, San Francisco 94115-2399.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Goon
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D014098:Toothache / Q000209:etiology*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology