title: Dental pain: self-observations by a neurophysiologist.
abstract: This is a description of a dentally trained neurophysiologist's first-hand experience of the slow and progressive deterioration of the pulp of one of his posterior teeth. He describes his sensations throughout the course of the pulpal pathosis and his experience as a patient undergoing endodontic treatment for the first time. His subjective experiences are put into the context of the current understanding of the physiology of pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014098:Toothache / Q000503:physiopathology*