title: Somatoform salivary complaints. Case reports.
abstract: Patients with salivary gland complaints are seen with a large array of signs and symptoms. Usually these patients have an underlying pathophysiological process that can account for their symptoms. However, in a significant number of patients, no known biological process can be found that would account for the patient's complaint. In such cases, somatization is a possible cause. Somatization is a frequently cited feature of patients with various forms of mental illness. In this paper, we will attempt to illustrate the classic signs of a somatoform disorder in three different patients whose diverse salivary complaints fulfill the criteria for a diagnosis of somatoform disease.
authors.affiliation: Salivary Gland Center, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Votta
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004408:Dysgeusia / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006209:Halitosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000523:psychology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000523:psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants