Epidemiology of chronic facial pain: diagnostic usefulness in patient care.
Three chronic facial pain conditions--temporomandibular pain and dysfunction syndrome, phantom tooth pain and burning mouth syndrome--can puzzle dentists trying to provide diagnoses and treatment plans. Epidemiologic data and their usefulness in providing diagnostic criteria for these conditions are explored.
Klausner
J J
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John Graham Headache Centre, Faulkner Hospital, Boston.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D014098:Toothache / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology