Talk:Barodontalgia

Explosive Teeth?
Is it true that extreme amounts of pressure can and have caused teeth to explode, peppering little splinters of teeth into the tongue and other soft tissue of the mouth? Or am I watching too many horror movies? :P PCLM (talk) 23:42, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes - but only in teeth with pre-existed faulty (damaged) restorations or secondary (remaining) caries lesion underneath the restoration. Please see "Barotrauma" or http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asma/asem/2006/00000077/00000006/art00014 Regards. SDUD --SDUD (talk) 11:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by SDUD (talk • contribs) 11:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

It is more likely to pop out a filling or crack a tooth than blow it apart. &bull; &bull; &bull; Peter (Southwood) (talk): 11:40, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Premature cessation of flights
Although it may be true that "In pilots, barodontalgia may be severe enough to cause premature cessation of flights", the reference cited does not support that, stating "None of the patients reported premature mission termination due to dental pain." I have placed a Failed verification. --RexxS (talk) 04:04, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Merge proposal
Open proposal since 2014 to merge with Dental barotrauma. No discussion seems to have been started, so here it is, better late than never.
 * Support, as they are much the same thing. Barodontalgia would be a symptom of dental barotrauma. Which should be the article and which the redirect? Dental barotrauma is possibly the more familiar term for divers and is the condition for which Barodontalgia is the symptom. &bull; &bull; &bull; Peter (Southwood) (talk): 11:38, 26 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Barodontalgia would not necessarily be a symptom of barotrauma, in fact I'd go as far to say that most barodontalgia would not be accompanied by actual barotrauma, the latter being (even more) rare. In terms of merge, agree merge barotrauma into barodontalgia rather than the other way around. Matthew Ferguson (talk) 18:46, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeed, if we draw parallel to cracked tooth syndrome, while there is a partial crack there may be symptoms, whereas sometimes once the cusp fractures away completely the pain and sensitivity symptoms disappear (not always, depends on nature of trauma). If actual barotrauma occurs, then it is possible any trapped air is released, and there is no built up pressure to cause symptoms anymore (again depends on nature of trauma). Therefore, it might be more appropriate to consider barodontalgia a sign that if pressure is increased to a certain level, then actual barotrauma may be a risk, but baratrauma as an event might not necessarily be preceded by pain (e.g. root canal treated tooth), or may occur with a resolution of previously present painful symptoms. Matthew Ferguson (talk) 13:43, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Will you add something to that effect, or post a reference so someone else can do it? &bull; &bull; &bull; Peter (Southwood) (talk): 07:42, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * This is the closest thing I could find after a brief search: "Dental barotrauma can appear with or without pain20 similar to dental fracture occurring at ground level." (this ref already used in the article) Matthew Ferguson (talk) 21:07, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * The merge was done the other way round, merging Dental barotrauma into Barodontalgia, but I have no objection. &bull; &bull; &bull; Peter (Southwood) (talk): 07:46, 30 January 2017 (UTC)