DENTAL PAIN - SELF-OBSERVATIONS BY A NEUROPHYSIOLOGIST

This is a description of a dentally trained neurophysiologist's first- hand experience of the slow and progressive deterioration of the pulp of one of his posterior teeth. He describes his sensations throughout the course of the pulpal pathosis and his experience as a patient unde rgoing endodontic treatment for the first time. His subjective experie nces are put into the context of the current understanding of the phys iology of pain.