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Causes of Periodontitis (Diseases Database):
The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Periodontitis that are listed by the Diseases Database:
- Treponema denticola
- Bacteroides forsythus
- Haim-Munk syndrome
- Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
- Porphyromonas gingivalis
- Kindler-Weary bullous acrokeratotic poikiloderma
- Papillon Lefevre syndrome
Periodontitis as a complication of other conditions:
Other conditions that might have Periodontitis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Periodontitis. Our database lists the following as having Periodontitis as a complication of that condition:
Periodontitis as a symptom:
Conditions listing Periodontitis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Periodontitis. Our database lists the following as having Periodontitis as a symptom of that condition:
- Ankylosis of teeth
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form
- Ehlers-Danlos, syndrome, periodontitis type
- Keratosis palmoplantaris - periodontopathia - onychogryposis
- Neutropenia, severe chronic
- Xylosylprotein 4-beta-galactosyltransferase (XGPT) deficiency
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Toothache:
Differential Diagnosis
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Pulp pain (pulpalgia) secondary to dental caries
- Traumatic tooth injury (e.g., tooth fracture, restoration fracture, avulsion)
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Traumatic occlusion
–Secondary to a new restoration or bruxing
–Galvanic “shock” due to contact by two dissimilar metals (e.g., gold crown with amalgam filling) - Periradicular or periapical pain due to infection of the tooth root or abscess formation
- Referred pain from a tooth in the opposing arch
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Sinusitis
–Maxillary sinusitis is the most common extraoral source of tooth pain
–All or most teeth in the upper arch may become sensitive secondary to sinusitis
–Associated with patients with depression
Source: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms, 2004
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