[Pain in edentulous patients].
In daily social life, orofacial pain is strongly associated with teeth. However, edentulousness is no lifetime guarantee of being pain-free in the orofacial region. Common oral pains in edentulous people are caused by denture misfits or occlusal errors, by alveolar ridge atrophy, by (sharp) exostoses, and by non-denture-related mucosal lesions. Less common or hard to diagnose pains are caused by burning mouth syndrome, toxic or allergic reactions, nerve injuries, mucosal or skin grafts, and ischaemic heart disease.
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Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud in Nijmegen. c.debaat@dent.umcn.nl
D003778:Dentures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology*; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology