牙痛很常见,特别是中老年人最容易发生。牙痛虽然是多种牙病都可出现的一个共同症状,但牙痛并非都是牙病所致,也可由其他病因引起。临床中还有一些少见的以牙痛为首发症状的如小儿急性白血病、甲状腺病、带状疱疹病毒引起感染的牙痛。因此,“牙痛不是病”的说法应该改为“牙痛可能是一种非常复杂的病”。 Toothache is very common, especially in the elderly most likely to occur. Although toothache is a common symptom of many kinds of dental diseases, not all toothache is caused by dental problems, but also caused by other causes. There are also some rare clinical toothache as the first symptom of pediatric acute leukemia, thyroid disease, herpes zoster virus infection caused by toothache. Therefore, the notion that toothache is not a disease should be replaced by “toothache may be a very complex one.”