Diagnostic and treatment challenges in occlusal dysesthesia.
The aim of this chapter is to provide the dentist with an overview of potential diagnostic and treatment challenges posed by patients who present with occlusal dysesthesia or "Phantom Bite." Occlusal dysesthesia is seen as a form of somatoform disorder where dental treatments must be avoided and instead the focus should be on addressing the somatoform disorder through behavior change.
Section of Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, 90095-1668, USA.
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Reeves
Robert L
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Merrill
D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy