Chronic facial pain associated with endodontic therapy.
Retrospective study was done on 118 patients who underwent nonsurgical endodontics and then surgical endodontics. Seventy-nine patients had pain before nonsurgical endodontics, and an additional 39 were pain free. After the open surgical procedure, six patients (5%) had continual pain and were considered failures. Three patients (2.5%) were thought to have had posttraumatic dysesthesia, and the other three (2.5%) were considered to have phantom tooth pain. Possible mechanisms for each chronic pain type are discussed.
Campbell
R L
RL
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
Parks
K W
KW
Dodds
R N
RN
D000377:Agnosia / Q000209:etiology; D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014098:Toothache / Q000209:etiology