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Chronic pain in the dental patient
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. ser40@columbia.edu
Dental Clinics of North America
|October 12, 1999
Abstract:
This article reviews the pathophysiology and mediators of pain, and addresses the different subtypes of dental pain. An overview of pharmacotherapy is presented. Contributing factors to chronic pain syndromes are reviewed. Alternative methods of pain management are discussed.