title: Chronic pain in the dental patient.
abstract: This article reviews the pathophysiology and mediators of pain, and addresses the different subtypes of dental pain. An overview of pharmacotherapy is presented. Contributing factors to chronic pain syndromes are reviewed. Alternative methods of pain management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. ser40@columbia.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chawla
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000502:physiology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D059408:Pain Management; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators