Refractory craniofacial pain: is there a role of periodontal disease as a comorbidity? Dor refratária crânio-facial: há algum papel para a doença periodontal como morbidade associada?

OBJETIVE: To evaluate the influence of the periodontal disease (PD), a chronic infection, in patients with chronic craniofacial pain complaints. METHOD: Twenty patients with chronic craniofacial pain and PD (CFP group) and 20 patients with PD (PD group) were assessed before and after periodontal tre...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2009-06, Vol.67 (2b), p.474-479
Main Authors: Gisele Maria Campos Fabri, Silvia R.D.T. Siqueira, Caio Simione, Cibele Nasri, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, José Tadeu Tesseroli Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
atypical facial pain
cefaléia crônica
chronic headache
doença periodontal
dor facial atípica
dor orofacial
orofacial pain
periodontal disease
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Summary:OBJETIVE: To evaluate the influence of the periodontal disease (PD), a chronic infection, in patients with chronic craniofacial pain complaints. METHOD: Twenty patients with chronic craniofacial pain and PD (CFP group) and 20 patients with PD (PD group) were assessed before and after periodontal treatment (baseline, 30 and 180 days after treatment). The paramenters evaluated were: plaque index, bleeding index, clinical probe insertion, Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) for pain intensity and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) for the "chief complaint". RESULTS: After 180 days PD was controlled in both groups (p
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2009000300018