“There is no philosopher who bears a toothache with serenity
,” wrote William Shakespeare.
Among the most common acute pain, dental pain is one of the most violent and persistent.
We have all experienced them and often have bad memories of them.
"Indeed, since birth the history of the teeth is accompanied by pain"
, explains Pr Radhouane Dallel, dental surgeon and director of the Inserm Neuro-Dol laboratory, in Clermont-Ferrand.
As proof, the heartbreaking cries of infants during their teething.
Later, the loss of baby teeth, the arrival of wisdom teeth are still bad times to go through.
“In addition, like most facial pain, toothache generates a particularly strong emotional feeling,”
continues Professor Radhouane Dallel.
Information related to the mouth (mastication, taste, speech, touch and pain) also occupies a particularly important place…
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