title: [Coronary artery disease as cause of non-odontogenic toothache. A review of literature].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the work is to present, based on the latest available literature, the clinical picture of non-odontogenic toothache as a symptom of coronary artery disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of full text scientific studies, including research and casuistic works, which present the characteristics of the most frequently reported pain symptoms of the viscerocranium area, including toothache, in patients in the course of coronary artery disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pain of the viscerocranium region turned out to be the most frequent symptom of ischaemic heart disease when chest pain is absent. The most frequently reported pain symptoms of the viscerocranium area in the course of ischaemic heart disease involve: pain of the upper part of the thorax, left side of the mandible, right side of the mandible, the region of the left temporomandibular joint and the left ear, toothache. The patients most frequently described the pain as pressing and burning. The pain also intensified during physical exercise.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The aetiology of toothache may be very diverse. An accurate and quick differential diagnosis of odontogenic and non-odontogenic toothache is not an easy task even for an expert clinician. Nonetheless, it is crucial for patients' life and health. A dentist may play a significant role in an early diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zdrojewska-Derwich
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Derwich
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mituś-Kenig
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Łoboda
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Durka-Zając
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D014098:Toothache / Q000150:complications*