Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 116, Issue 4, 500-504
Copyright © 1988 by American Dental Association
Prodromal odontalgia and multiple devitalized teeth caused by a herpes zoster infection of the trigeminal nerve: report of case
WW Goon
and
PL Jacobsen
Department of Endodontics, University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, San Francisco 94115-2399.
A case of oral herpes zoster infection with prodromal odontalgia is presented. Tooth devitalization, facial scarring, and neuralgia occurred without concurrent local and systemic factors. The cause, pathological features, diagnosis, and management of an oral herpes zoster infection with prodromal odontalgia are discussed.