Comparison of Risk Factors in Patients With Acute and Chronic Orofacial Pain

Anesthesia Progress
Yoshifumi HondaTatsuya Ichinohe

Abstract

Management of patients with orofacial pain may benefit from a better understanding about patient factors that may lead pain chronicity. In this study, we retrospectively compared physical and psychological factors in patients with acute and chronic orofacial pain. We analyzed data from 854 patients presenting to the Orofacial Pain Center, Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Tokyo Dental College, Suidobashi Hospital between April 2010 and March 2014. We categorized patients into the acute group if their condition had persisted <6 months and the chronic group if their condition had lasted 6 months or longer, based on the classification by the International Association for the Study of Pain. The retrospective data were analyzed by using univariate analysis on background factors from a health questionnaire, pain evaluation sheet, and psychological test completed at the time of presentation. Multiple logistic regression was applied on these factors. Our results suggest that female gender and high trait anxiety may be involved in orofacial pain becoming chronic.

References

May 1, 1985·Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology·D MockA S Gordon
Jun 1, 1983·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·A S Zigmond, R P Snaith
Jun 1, 1997·The Clinical Journal of Pain·D A FishbainR S Rosomoff
Jun 17, 1998·The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry·T T DaoV Ton-That
May 19, 2000·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·R B Fillingim, T J Ness
Sep 22, 2000·Current Review of Pain·R B Fillingim
Sep 16, 2004·Pain Medicine : the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine·Matthias SchulerKlaus Hauer
Dec 20, 2007·Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America·Franci Stavropoulos, Barbara A Hastie
Jul 23, 2008·Diabetic Medicine : a Journal of the British Diabetic Association·C LiA H Mokdad
Dec 19, 2008·The New England Journal of Medicine·Steven J ScrivaniLeonard B Kaban
Aug 20, 2009·Depression and Anxiety·Gordon J G Asmundson, Joel Katz
Sep 17, 2010·Anesthesia Progress·Steven Ganzberg
Jan 28, 2012·Journal of Psychosomatic Research·Fabrício T A de SouzaArthur Kummer
May 23, 2012·Headache·Vittorio SchiavoneMichele Davide Mignogna
Nov 2, 2012·Psychosomatic Medicine·Peter H HilderinkRichard C Oude Voshaar
Jun 26, 2013·British Journal of Anaesthesia·O van HeckeB H Smith
Sep 10, 2013·Pain·Marloes M J G GerritsHenriëtte E van der Horst
Jul 20, 2014·The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society·Dayane Maia Costa CabralJosé Eluf-Neto
Oct 21, 2014·PloS One·Eric W de HeerChristina M van der Feltz-Cornelis
Oct 28, 2014·Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache·Daniel R ReissmannOliver Schierz

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 14, 2019·Frontiers in Neurology·Miguel Meira E CruzDominik A Ettlin
Jun 23, 2020·Pain·Erika Ivanna ArayaJuliana Geremias Chichorro

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.