Chief Complaint: A 7-year-old patient reported to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Saraswati dental college, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India with a chief complaint of pain in upper left back region of jaw since 3-4 days.
History of Present Illness: The patient was asymptomatic 4 days back. Patient gave now gives history of sudden onset of pain in the maxillary left posterior region of the jaw. Pain is sharp and intermittent in nature. Pain aggrevates on mastication and gets relieved on mastication and while brushing and gets relieved on applying clove oil on the affected area. Patient also gives history of sensitivity to air.
Medical History: The patient had no relevant medical history, no family history, no toxic habits, and no known allergies. No notable extraoral abnormalities were detected.
Dental History: First Dental Visit.
Intraoral Examination:
- Proximal caries-65, 51,51 52,53,54,55,61,62,63,64,65,74,85,75,84
- Tenderness on Precussion – 65
- Vestibular tenderness – 65
- Grossly Decayed- 75,85
Diagnosis: Early childhood caries