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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Endod. 2015 Feb 27;41(4):457–463. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.12.012

Table 3. Physical findings related to persistent pain.

Clinical signs Exclusively Odontogenic (study & adjacent teeth)
Number (%)
Exclusively Nonodontogenic (TMD & PDAP)
Number (%)
Mixed (Odontogenic/Nonodontogenic)
Number (%)
Normal
Number (%)

Percussion testing, vertical
 Tender 6/7 (86) 5/8 (62) 2/2 (100) 0
 Nontender 1/7 (14) 3/8 (38) 0 2/2 (100)

Palpation testing (apical tissue, buccal to tooth)
 Tender 1/7 (14) 3/8 (38) 0 0
 Nontender 6/7 (86) 5/8 (62) 2/2 (100) 2/2 (100)