Screening for psychosocial risk factors in patients with chronic orofacial pain: Recent advances

Article Abstract:

The information about the advances in screening for psychosocial risk factors considered to be yellow flags for potentially poor outcomes among patients with chronic orofacial pain is compiled. Psychosocial yellow flags indicate an increased risk of failure of standard treatments and matching patients to treatments based on these risk factors can optimize the treatment outcomes.

Risk factors, Psychoses, Psychotic disorders

---

Are female patients with orofacial pain medically compromised?

Article Abstract:

A study for determining the various medical conditions associated with chronic pain in female patients with orofacial pain than in age-matched controls is examined.

Psychological aspects, Mental health, Women patients

---

New target for treating facial pain identified

Article Abstract:

The role of BDNF or brain-derived neurotrophic factor in pain signalling from the face is discussed. The discovery can prove useful in the treatment of facial pain.

Neurotrophic functions, Neurotrophins

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Is This Patient Having a Myocardial Infarction? Risk of fatal pulmonary embolism in patients with treated venous thromboembolism
• Abstracts: International prevalence, recognition, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors in outpatients with atherothrombosis
• Abstracts: Mechanical stress eliminates the effects of plasma from patients with preeclampsia on endothelial cells. The Trp64Arg polymorphism of the beta3-adrenergic receptor is not increased in women with preeclampsia
• Abstracts: Flexible insulin regimens for teenage patients with diabetes. The challenge of teenage smoking
• Abstracts: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory procedures: use of an inhaler. Pharmacology of bronchodilators

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.