Glossary for Toothache

Medical terms related to Toothache or mentioned in this section include:

• Aches: General body aches or muscle aches
• Actinomycosis: A chronic infection usually caused by an organism normally found in human bowels and mouths. The disease usually affects the face and neck and results in deep, lumpy abscesses that emit a grainy pus through multiple sinuses.
• Chemical poisoning - Phosphine: Phosphine is a chemical used mainly in pesticides and rodenticides. Ingestion and other exposures to the chemical can cause various symptoms. The type and severity of symptoms varies depending on the amount of chemical involved and the nature of the exposure.
• Chemical poisoning - White Phosphorus: White Phosphorus is a chemical used mainly in fertilizers, water treatment, rodenticides and insecticides (for cockroaches). Ingestion and other exposures to the chemical can cause various symptoms. The type and severity of symptoms varies depending on the amount of chemical involved and the nature of the exposure.
• Common symptoms: The most common symptoms
• Dental abscess: Abscess of tooth, gum, or jawbone
• Dental caries: Decay of the teeth
• Dental conditions: Conditions that affect ones dentition
• Dental pain: Any pain that is caused by ones dentition
• Dental symptoms: Symptoms affecting teeth or mouth area.
• Dental tissue neoplasm: A tumor that develops from tissues inside the mouth that form the teeth. There are a number of types of tumors that can develop from tooth forming tissues: ameloblastoma, Pindorg tumor, cementoblastoma and many others. The tumor may be benign or malignant but can cause dental problems even if it is benign.
• Face symptoms: Symptoms affecting the face
• Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gums
• Gum disease: Dental condition affecting the gums.
• Gum pain: The occurrence of pain located in the gums
• Gum symptoms: Dental symptoms affecting the gums
• Head symptoms: Symptoms affecting the head or brain
• Impacted tooth: Tooth that does not emerge from under the gums
• Infection: Infections as a symptom.
• Jaw conditions: Conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint (the jaw).
• Jaw joint disorders: Any condition involving the jaw joint.
• Jaw pain: Pain affecting the jaw or jawbone
• Mouth symptoms: Symptoms of the mouth or oral area.
• Mumps: An acute viral disease that causes the salivary glands to become swollen, sore and inflamed. Immunization had greatly reduced the incidence of this disease.
• Nerve symptoms: Symptoms affecting the nerves
• Oral cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the lip or inside the mouth.
• Oral pain: Pain in the mouth or oral area.
• Oxcarbazepine - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Oxcarbazepine during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
• Pain: Any type of pain sensation symptoms.
• Periodontitis: Dental infection of the gums and/or related bones.
• Sensations: Changes to sensations or the senses
• Sinusitis: Inflammation of the sinus passages (as a symptom)
• Sphenoid Sinusitis: Accumulation of mucoid secretions in the sphenoid sinus located deep to the nose, often with subsequent colonisation and infection by bacteria, viruses or fungi
• Teeth grinding: Grinding teeth when asleep
• Thalidomide - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Thalidomide during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
• Throat symptoms: Symptoms affecting the throat
• Tooth Demineralization: The loss of minerals such as calcium from the tooth enamel. Demineralization can result from eating acidic foods or from the acids produced by oral bacteria that live on food particles in the mouth.
• Tooth abscess: Pus-filled abscess of a tooth
• Toothache: Ache or pain affecting a tooth
• Toothache in children:

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