Symptom
Avoiding food or chewing carefully: dental causes
A change in eating behaviour is often a sign of oral pain rather than "fussiness".
Most common possible causes
- —Broken tooth
- —Periodontal disease
- —Stomatitis
- —Retained root
When it's urgent
- ✓Complete refusal of food
- ✓Drooling
- ✓Aggression when the face is touched
What not to do at home
- —Don't mask the symptom with soft food alone for a long period
What diagnostics may be needed
- ✓Examination
- ✓Radiography under anaesthesia
Pain often comes from hidden root disease. The exact cause can only be established after an examination and any necessary diagnostics.
How treatment may proceed
- ✓COHAT
- ✓Endodontic treatment or extraction as indicated
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