title: Patients seeking treatment for craniofacial pain: a retrospective study of 300 patients.
abstract: Those engaged in any type of pain practice will encounter patients who have seen many practitioners. This is especially true for clinicians who treat craniofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders. In this retrospective study of 300 patients seeking treatment for various types of craniofacial pain, the average age was 43.05 years. A mean average of 3.92 clinicians was consulted with the range of practitioners being one to 26. The average time of pain was 4.15 years. Most of the subjects (210) were in the age groups 21 years to 60 years old. Females comprised 85.30% of the subjects with a mean average age of 43.43 years; 14.70% were male with a mean average age of 41.02 years.
authors.affiliation: TMJ and Facial Pain Center 158 A Commerce Park Dr. Westerville, OH 43082, USA. drwes@drshankland.com
authors.forename: Wesley E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Shankland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult