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Incidence of phantom tooth pain: an atypical facial neuralgia. 1982

J J Marbach, and J Hulbrock, and C Hohn, and A G Segal

The aid of endodontists was sought in an attempt to determine the incidence PTP in an endodontically treated population. A total of 732 questionnaires were mailed to past patients of one endodontist; 463 (63 percent) usable responses were returned. Of 256 female subject, eight (3 percent) manifested persistent chronic pain not explained by physical or radiographic examination but consistent with the signs and symptoms of PTP. Other patients met three of the four criteria of PTP. The incidence of PTP in the population studied is between 3 and 6 percent.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005156	Facial Neuralgia	Neuralgic syndromes which feature chronic or recurrent FACIAL PAIN as the primary manifestation of disease. Disorders of the trigeminal and facial nerves are frequently associated with these conditions.	Facial Pain Syndromes,Sphenopalatine Neuralgia,Craniofacial Pain Syndromes,Myofacial Pain Syndromes,Craniofacial Pain Syndrome,Facial Neuralgias,Facial Pain Syndrome,Myofacial Pain Syndrome,Neuralgia, Facial,Neuralgia, Sphenopalatine,Neuralgias, Facial,Neuralgias, Sphenopalatine,Pain Syndrome, Craniofacial,Pain Syndrome, Facial,Pain Syndrome, Myofacial,Pain Syndromes, Craniofacial,Pain Syndromes, Facial,Pain Syndromes, Myofacial,Sphenopalatine Neuralgias,Syndrome, Craniofacial Pain,Syndrome, Facial Pain,Syndrome, Myofacial Pain,Syndromes, Craniofacial Pain,Syndromes, Facial Pain,Syndromes, Myofacial Pain
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012390	Root Canal Therapy	A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is available.	Therapy, Root Canal,Canal Therapies, Root,Canal Therapy, Root,Root Canal Therapies,Therapies, Root Canal
D012677	Sensation	The process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.	Sensory Function,Organoleptic,Function, Sensory,Functions, Sensory,Sensations,Sensory Functions
D014098	Toothache	Pain in the adjacent areas of the teeth.	Odontalgia,Odontalgias,Toothaches