头痛是临床常见病,和适当的诊断和管理是口腔医生的一个挑战。鼻腔内任何微小的解剖变异都可能导致粘膜接触点，这可能是引起头痛的病因，并且在对头痛或面部疼痛患者进行初步评估时通常会被临床医生留下，导致误诊和不当治疗。本文试图介绍一例鼻源性接触点头痛，该头痛可能被误认为是牙痛，最初导致不正确的诊断和无关的治疗。一个彻底的，准确，全面的病史记录以及完整的临床和一般体检可正确诊断临床情况。
Headache is a common clinical problem, and appropriate diagnosis and management are a challenge for oral physician. Any minor anatomical variation within the nasal cavity may lead to mucosal contact point, which may be an etiological factor for causing headache and often left behind by clinician during preliminary evaluation of patients with headache or facial pain, resulting in misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. This article is an attempt to present a case of rhinogenic contact point headache which may be mistaken for a toothache initially leading to incorrect diagnosis and irrelevant treatment. A thorough, accurate and comprehensive history taking and a complete clinical and general physical examination result in appropriate diagnosis of the clinical situation.
