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Clinical study of patients with persistent orofacial pain.
OBJECTIVE [corrected] To evaluate a sample of patients with persistent facial pain unresponsive to prior treatments. METHODS Hospital records of 26 patients with persistent facial pain were reviewed (20 female and 6 male). RESULTS Patients were classified into three groups according to their presenting symptoms: a)Group I, eight patients (30.7%) with severe, diffuse pain at the face, teeth ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oral Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1354-523X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2011.01790.x