Fenómenos de convergencia y su influencia en Odontología

Abstract

Dentists are presented with situations in which the site of pain does not coincide with the source of pain. This is called the convergence phenomenon. In the dental practice, they are often not diagnosed correctly and this is due to ignorance of how they present clinically. Therefore, we need to inform the dentist what the convergence phenomenon and its derivatives are. Objective: To review the existing literature and analyze the convergence mecha-nisms and their influence on dentistry. Materials and Methods: a literature search was carried out, in English and Spanish, on the Pubmed platform, using the following keywords. Referred pain, con-vergence of pain, heterotopic pain, trigeminal pain. Conclusions: The experience of pain can be affected by neural mechanisms of convergence, it is extre-mely important that the clinician acquire sufficient knowledge and skills to detect them.