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Long-lasting orofacial pain: a study of 109 consecutive patients referred to a pain group
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7425-1038
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).
2001 (English)In: Swedish Dental Journal, ISSN 0347-9994, Vol. 25, no 3, p. 129-36Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim was to register and evaluate the orofacial pain condition, with special focus on the equalities/inequalities between the sexes, in consecutive patients referred to the pain group at the Centre for Oral Health Sciences in Malmö, Sweden. The 109 patients, 85 (78%) women and 24 (22%) men, were referred to the pain group during the years 1988 to 1993 and were clinically examined using a standardised procedure. Pain duration of one year or more was experienced by 83% of the patients. The pain onset was related to dental care or toothache by 56% of the patients. Temporomandibular disorders were the most common diagnoses (52%) and were more common among women than among men (p < 0.05). Multiple pain locations were frequently reported, range 1-47 locations, and the women had significantly (p < 0.05) more pain locations than the men. Equalities between the sexes were more frequent than inequalities among patients referred for long-lasting orofacial pain. It can be discussed whether the sex difference in the prevalence of pain of musculoskeletal origin emerges from biological differences or can be explained by different psychosocial circumstances.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Swedish Dental Association , 2001. Vol. 25, no 3, p. 129-36
National Category
Dentistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-39107ISI: 000172789700006PubMedID: 11813449Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0035748604OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-39107DiVA, id: diva2:1517063
Available from: 2021-01-13 Created: 2021-01-13 Last updated: 2024-12-03Bibliographically approved
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1. Chronic orofacial pain. Understanding patients from two perspectives: the clinical view and the patient's experience
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2006 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Det övergripande syftet har varit att studera patienter med långvarig ansiktssmärta dels från ett kliniskt perspektiv och dels från patientens perspektiv. Samtliga patienter som ingått i studierna var remitterade till Tandvårdshögskolan i Malmö pga långvarig ansiktssmärta. Det kliniska perspektivet erhölls genom en retrospektiv studie av 109 patienter (85 kvinnor, 24 män) som blivit undersökta i en smärtgrupp. Därvid studerades parametrar som diagnos, smärtkarakteristika, medicinering och utbildning. Uppmärksamhet riktades mot skillnader och likheter mellan kvinnor och män avseende de parametrar som studerats. En uppföljning av patienternas smärttillstånd gjordes 4-9 år efter den ursprungliga undersökningen. För att få patienternas perspektiv intervjuades fjorton patienter (11 kvinnor, 3 män) om sina personliga upplevelser av att leva med långvarig ansiktssmärta. Varje patient intervjuades vid två tillfällen under ca 1-1.5 timme. Nedan listas fynden från de kliniska studierna och intervjustudierna. Upplevelserna som de intervjuade patienterna förmedlade innebar ett annat perspektiv på flera av fynden från de kliniska studierna. - Kvinnorna var i majoritet bland de patienter som ingick i studierna. När kvinnor och män jämfördes registrerades fler likheter än olikheter för de parametrar som studerades. -Patienterna hade en lägre utbildningsnivå än svenska invånare av samma ålder. -En majoritet av patienterna som studerades kliniskt rapporterade ett upprepat vårdsökande med anledning av smärtan. De intervjuade patienterna upplevde misstro och avfärdande vid sina vårdbesök. De upplevde också smärtan som svårgripbar och svår att kommunicera. -En majoritet av patienterna som studerades kliniskt hade kvarstående smärta vid uppföljningen. De intervjuade patienterna uttryckte ett behov av att bli omhändertagna och hade ofta en begränsad förmåga att hantera smärtan konstruktivt. -De patienter som studerades kliniskt och medicinerade med centralt verkande läkemedel (sömnmedel, antidepressiva, lugnande eller starka smärtstillande tabletter) hade en risk för kvarstående smärta vid uppföljningen. De intervjuade patienterna förmedlade känslor av hopplöshet och hade en pessimistisk syn på framtiden. Att studera patienter med långvarig ansiktssmärta både från ett kliniskt perspektiv och från patientens eget perspektiv innebar en ökad förståelse för att långvarig ansiktssmärta är ett komplext tillstånd som påverkar patientens hela livssituation. Patienterna söker ofta tandvård pga sin ansiktssmärta. Det är därför angeläget att inom tandvården utveckla konstruktiva strategier för omhändertagandet, särskilt när sjukdomstillstånd i munhålan och angränsande vävnader är adekvat diagnostiserade och behandlade men patienten fortfarande har ont.

Abstract [en]

The aim of this thesis was to study chronic orofacial pain patients from two perspectives - the clinical view and the experience of the patient - in order to improve the understanding of the patients and their condition. All patients had been referred to the Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden owing to chronic orofacial pain. The clinical perspective was investigated in a retrospective study of 109 consecutive chronic orofacial pain patients (85 females, 24 males) who had been examined by a pain group. Diagnosis, pain status, medication, and education were the parameters studied and pain-related sex differences were calculated. In addition, the patients were mailed a questionnaire after 4–9 years to follow up their pain status and to identify predictors of pain persistence. The patient perspective was investigated by interviewing 14 strategically selected patients (11 female, 3 male) about their lived experience of non-specific chronic orofacial pain. The interviews were of 1–1.5-hour duration and were conducted twice with each patient. The findings from the clinical studies and the interview studies are listed below. The experiences of the interviewed patients revealed additional aspects of several of the findings made in the clinical studies. -The majority of the patients were female. Mainly similarities between the sexes were found regarding pain status and the other parameters studied. -The patients had a lower level of education than Swedish inhabitants of the same ages. -The majority of the patients in the clinical studies reported seeking care repeatedly owing to orofacial pain. The patients in the interview studies experienced distrust and rejection at the consultations for the orofacial pain. They also experienced the pain as elusive and difficult to communicate. -Most of the patients in the clinical studies had persistent pain of some intensity at the follow-up 4–9 years later. The interviewed patients expressed a great need to be taken care of and often seemed to have a limited ability to cope with the pain. -Among the patients studied clinically, a reported consumption of pharmacological agents with a central effect (opioids, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, neuroleptics, hypnotics, or sedatives) was a predictor of pain persisting at the follow-up. The interviewed patients expressed feelings of hopelessness and a lack of faith in the future. To study patients with chronic orofacial pain from a clinical viewpoint and from a patient perspective led to a deeper understanding of chronic orofacial pain as a complex condition that has an impact on every aspect of the patient's life. The patients often seek dental care because of the pain. It seems to be important in dentistry to develop constructive strategies for caring for these patients - especially when the dental disease condition has already been adequately diagnosed and treated, but the patients still experience pain.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö University, Faculty of Odontology, 2006. p. 140
Series
Swedish dental journal. Supplement, ISSN 0348-6672
Keywords
orofacial pain, chronic pain, sex, gender, musculoskeletal disorder, long-term follow-up, consultation, patient perspective, qualitative study
National Category
Dentistry
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urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-7731 (URN)16838564 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-33745947771 (Scopus ID)2501 (Local ID)91-7104-289-X (ISBN)2501 (Archive number)2501 (OAI)
Note

Paper III in dissertation as accepted manuscript. Paper IV in dissertation as manuscript with title "Non-specific chronic orofacial pain from the patient's perspective"

Available from: 2020-02-28 Created: 2020-02-28 Last updated: 2024-12-02Bibliographically approved

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