Recognition and management of the depressed dental patient.
Depressive illness may affect the patient's response to dental care. It has been implicated both as a causal factor and a sequela in facial pain syndromes. Depression is treated with various medications that may influence function and health of the oral cavity and that may adversely interact with drugs used to control pain and anxiety.
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002254:Carbonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003729:Dental Care; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005145:Face; D005926:Glossalgia / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D010640:Phenothiazines; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000523:psychology
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002254:Carbonates; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D010640:Phenothiazines; D008094:Lithium