Uma das mais importantes consequencias da carie e a dor de origem dentaria ou
odontalgia, que afeta proporcoes consideraveis de populacoes humanas, mais especificamente, estratos economicamente desfavorecidos.
Harris, "Atypical
odontalgia," British Journal of Oral Surgery, vol.
Patients presenting with signs and symptoms of atypical TN glossopharyngeal and vagus neuralgias, post-herpetic neuralgia, tension type and migrainous type headaches, psychogenic facial pain including oral dysaesthesia, glossodynia, atypical facial pain, atypical
odontalgia and temporomandibular dysfunction syndrome were excluded from study.
Kato et al., "Psychiatric diagnoses in patients with burning mouth syndrome and atypical
odontalgia referred from psychiatric to dental facilities," Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, vol.
Asimismo se considera que las
odontalgias se originan por consumir durante este periodo algunos frutos del monte como luaxai (Morrenia spp.), en particular si en su interior contienen algun tipo de larva (qochi'l), en una clara referencia al peligro de contagio.