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Referred pain and differential assessment with anesthesia

What sequence should we follow to identify the tooth responsible for referred pain? If we use anesthesia, which jaw is anesthetized first?

Translated version of the Turkish original

If the patient cannot distinguish upper from lower or front from back, we start in the upper anterior region. If the pain does not resolve after anesthesia there, the upper posterior region can be anesthetized. If pain still persists, we move to the lower jaw.

Author of the original answer: Doç. Dr. İsmail Davut Çapar

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