Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Research Article
Evaluation of Problems in Diagnosis and Treatment Process of Oral and Maxillofacial Pains
Author(s): Helia Zare*, Maryam Basirat and Mahdokht Taheri
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the extent of diagnostic and therapeutic problems in oral and maxillofacial pain.
Study design: In this cross sectional study, 88 patients with oral and maxillofacial pain, who had previously been examined by clinicians, were reviewed. The data about diagnostic delay, number and nature of previous consultations, and previous paraclinical tests, and treatments were obtained. ANOVA with Tukey test and Fisher's exact test were used to determine correlations between variables.
Results: 88 patients with a mean age of 47/10 ± 16/51 and mean pain intensity of 4/3 ± 1/17 were interviewed. In most cases, the professional delay was less than 3 months (53.4%). The mean number of referring was 4/42 ± 3/40 and the most common diagnosis was atypical faci.. View More»
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