HEROES ZOSTER INFECTION AS A DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE PULPITIS

Many diseases can cause orofacial pain, and the diagnosis must be esta blished before final treatment. This case report presents a patient wi th orofacial pain that was diagnosed as an acute pulpitis. However, th ere was no evidence of this problem on examination. After 4 days, the patient showed multiples vesicles on the face, and a herpes tester vir al infection was diagnosed. The patient was treated with acyclovir and , after 2 yr, she still complains of facial sensitivity.