A tooth with black holes, very loose, discharging pus without special cause and constantly aching; it is to be extracted.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कृमिदन्तक्रिमिदन्तकृमिदन्तक
- Hindi
- कृमिदंतदांत में कीड़ाकैविटी
- English
- Dental cariesdental cariestooth decay
- Romanized
- krimidanta
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Signs and symptoms1
When the teeth have black holes, are very loose, discharge pus and the like without special cause and ache constantly, the sages call it krimidanta.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 2 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
Questions and answers
What does the text advise for a worm-eaten tooth (krimidanta)?
The wise physician should extract it quickly; the commentary adds that drugs cannot cure it.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Condition
- Categories
- Eye and ENT
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 1
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T13
- Record id
- condition_krimidanta