title: Psychological components of pain.
abstract: Patients with complex orofacial pain conditions often do not respond as expected to dental care. This article discusses the many psychoanalytic factors that are involved in the pain experience of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rugh
mesh_terms: D005157:Facial Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D014098:Toothache / Q000523:psychology*