Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 125, Issue 12, 1604-1611
Copyright © 1994 by American Dental Association
Epidemiology of chronic facial pain: diagnostic usefulness in patient care
JJ Klausner
John Graham Headache Centre, Faulkner Hospital, Boston.
Three chronic facial pain conditions--temporomandibular pain and dysfunction syndrome, phantom tooth pain and burning mouth syndrome--can puzzle dentists trying to provide diagnoses and treatment plans. Epidemiologic data and their usefulness in providing diagnostic criteria for these conditions are explored.