INTRODUCTION: A differential diagnosis between inflammatory toothache (IT) and intraoral @entity9 is challenging. The aim of this diagnostic study was to quantify somatosensory function of subjects with IT ( @entity697 ) and @entity4513 ( @entity4513 , intraoral @entity9 ) and healthy volunteers and to quantify how accurately quantitative sensory testing (QST) discriminates an IT or @entity4513 diagnosis. METHODS: The sample consisted of 60 subjects equally divided (n  =  20) into 3 groups: (1) IT, (2) @entity4513 , and (3) control. A sequence of 4 QST methods was performed over the @entity20093 or mandibular area: mechanical detection threshold, @entity158 detection threshold (PDT), dynamic mechanical @entity1931 , and temporal summation. One-way analysis of variance, Tukey post hoc analyses, and z score transformation were applied to the data. In addition, the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and diagnostic odds ratio of the QST methods were calculated (a  =  5%). RESULTS: @entity3325 were found for the @entity4513 group, which is consistent with a low detection threshold to touch and @entity158 and the presence of mechanical @entity1931 . For the IT group, no somatosensory abnormality was observed when compared with the control group. The most accurate QST to discriminate the diagnostic differences between IT and healthy individuals is the PDT. The diagnostic differences between @entity4513 and healthy individuals and between IT and @entity4513 are best discriminated with the mechanical detection threshold, PDT, and dynamic mechanical @entity1931 . CONCLUSIONS: The proposed QST  methods may aid in the differential diagnosis between IT and @entity4513 with strong accuracy and may be  used as complementary diagnostic tests.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Quantitative Sensory Testing to  Discriminate Inflammatory Toothache and Intraoral  XXXX .

@entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute pulpitis'] @entity1931 :: ('MESH:D006930', 'Disease') :: ['allodynia'] @entity3325 :: ('MESH:D020886', 'Disease') :: ['Somatosensory abnormalities'] @entity4513 :: ('MESH:D014098', 'Disease') :: ['AO', 'atypical odontalgia'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity20093 :: ('MESH:D010482', 'Disease') :: ['dentoalveolar mucosa in the apical maxillar'] @entity9 :: ('MESH:D009437', 'Disease') :: ['neuropathic pain']
@entity9 :: (MESH:D009437,Disease) :: ['Neuropathic Pain']
