Clinical Investigation of Patients Who Develop Neuropathic Tooth Pain After Endodontic Procedures

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 958-961

  Oshima, Katsuo ^a   Ishii, Takashi ^a   Ogura, Yoko ^a   Aoyama, Yukio ^b   Katsuumi, Ichiroh ^a  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic tooth pain; endodontic procedures; neuropathic pain; persistent pain; root canal treatment

Indexed keywords

TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RETREATMENT; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETREATMENT; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH, NONVITAL; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 67649202869     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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