Phantom tooth pain: The atypical facial pain
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Phantom Tooth Pain: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Diagnosis is essentially the appraisal of the nature of a disease, based on the study of signs and symptoms. Patients with chronic oral or facial pain often present a diagnostic challenge to the practitioner. This paper is on the diagnosis and management of a case of chronic pain in the maxillary anterior region. The final diagnosis was made as phantom tooth pain. This case report illustrates t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pain
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0970-5333
DOI: 10.4103/0970-5333.165817