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“The diagnosis”
Painful loss – the cause of toothache
A man has a toothache. Does he need implants? A doctor takes a close look and finds the reason: an event that happened months before.
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A man has a toothache. Does he need implants? A doctor takes a close look and finds the reason: an event that happened months before
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A man visited his dentist regularly for many years to keep his teeth as healthy as possible. From time to time something had to be done. His dentist had crowned two of his teeth a long time ago. Patient and doctor were satisfied with the result.
Then the man moved to another city. A few years later, the man came back to the practice and complained of toothache and malaise. Another dentist had discovered a whitening of the crowned teeth on an X-ray and had assumed that inflammation was the cause of the pain. He wanted to pull both teeth and replace them with implants.
The patient now asked his former dentist for advice. He explained to him that there were now new ways of treating an inflamed dental nerve – the tooth no longer had to be extracted. He looked at earlier X-ray images, compared them with the new ones and realized that the brightening was already visible on the old images – but in a different place. It became clear to him how this could have happened and he came to the conclusion that the problems could not originate from the crowned teeth. When he questioned the patient again more closely, he was finally able to find the cause of the pain – and ultimately help the man.
“The Diagnosis” – the new episodes of the eighth season to listen to
The podcast “Die Diagnose” with Anika Geisler appears every two weeks – on AudioNowthe platform of RTL Radio Deutschland, and on Spotify and iTunes. In the eighth season, new, exciting cases of illness have already been solved:
30 years leg pain: A woman is plagued by stubborn back and leg pain. The latter also come from the cross, it is said – wrongly, as it turns out
Hardening in the armpit: A woman feels a hardening in the armpit. A harmless lymph node? A doctor is concerned and insists on checking it out more closely.
45 degrees crooked: A young athlete’s finger is sticking out after a previous injury. Understandable, one thinks. But the true cause is rare at his age.
Blue marks: A mother discovers bruises on her baby’s arms and legs. After taking a blood sample, a doctor finds out what the boy has – as the first in the family.
Saving or Killing Drug: A man becomes very ill within days. A special drug could save his life – or make everything worse.
Insight into the new season: A woman loses her sense of smell. As more symptoms appear, the situation worsens. In an interview, Dr. Anika Geisler, host of the podcast “Die Diagnose”, insights into the cases of illness in the new season.