The long-term outcome of facial pain treatment.
The long-term outcome of facial pain treatment is largely unknown. This study reports the results of a 4-yr review which indicated that conservative treatments including drug therapy and counselling are effective for 70% of patients. Refractory pain was associated with a long complex history of pain, a preoccupation with physical symptoms and poor psychosocial adjustment.
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Hospital, London, U.K.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D004308:Dothiepin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
D004308:Dothiepin