title: [Facial pain- a rare cause. Impacted lower third molars causing primarily "unclear" facial pain: a case report].
abstract: Orofacial pain often causes special difficulties to patients and dentists. Numerous differential diagnoses require the utilization of a coordinated diagnostic concept. Often, multiple causes lead to the need for a complex treatment plan. Impacted third molars are a potential cause of a variety of complications. Caries, pulp necrosis, and periapical infection are some of the infrequent causes of such pain. The presented case shows just such a constellation, resulting in primarily "unclear" orofacial pain. A diagnostic sequence generally leads to the correct diagnosis and thereby allows for fast and effective therapy. This shows how important structured diagnostics are, especially in cases of "unclear" pain.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Zentrum für Zahnmedizin der Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gander
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dagassan-Berndt
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mascolo
authors.forename: Astrid L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.forename: Klaus W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Grätz
authors.forename: Heinz-Theo
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Lübbers
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000473:pathology*; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications*