, and apical periodontitis) and faulty restorations. Nondental-induced (indirect) barodontalgia results from a pressure change induced pathologic condition not related to teeth, i.e., facial barotrauma. It includes middle ear and sinus barotraumas.
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The stimulation of the superior alveolar nerves by the sinus barotrauma may generate dental pain involving the posterior maxillary teeth.
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Severe barodontalgia during a dive may suddenly incapacitate a diver or cause an incident related to the pain (for example, missed decompression stops
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), which