Management of chronic orofacial pain: A survey of general dentists in German university hospitals

Pain Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 416-424

  Wirz, Stefan ^a   Ellerkmann, Richard K ^b   Buecheler, Marcus ^c   Putensen, Christian ^b   Nadstawek, Joachim ^b   Wartenberg, Hans Christian ^b  

^a Palliative Medicine CURA Hospital   (Germany)

^b Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Headache; Odontalgia; Orofacial pain; Pain management; Psychosocial factors; Temporomandibular disorders; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELECOXIB; DICLOFENAC; DOXEPIN; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLUPIRTINE; GABAPENTIN; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; IMIPRAMINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OXYCODONE; ROFECOXIB; TILIDINE; TOLPERISONE; TRAMADOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLUSTER HEADACHE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTIST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIGRAINE; MOUTH INJURY; MOUTH PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77951003274     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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