Not sure really, my initial thought was the heartburn had caused vagal nociceptors to fire, but as the teeth are under trigeminal innervation that doesn't make sense. The soft palate and back area of the tongue are vagally innervated, but tooth pain tends to be well localized.
Not sure really, my initial thought was the heartburn had caused vagal nociceptors to fire, but as the teeth are under trigeminal innervation that doesn't make sense. The soft palate and back area of the tongue are vagally innervated, but tooth pain tends to be well localized.