A study of oral pain experience in sickle cell patients.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
This study was designed to measure the degree of association between dental pain and its frequency during sickle cell crisis. Randomized study and control groups, each consisting of outpatient clinic patients, were selected. Each subject was interviewed via a questionnaire designed to record information describing immediate and past experiences of dental pain and its characteristics. The results were analyzed statistically. This investigation showed that there is an increase of dental pain, in the apparent absence of specific pathosis, in sickle cell patients during crisis. It was found that 36% of these patients had experienced some significant transitory pain in the oral-maxillofacial complex either alone or as part of the crisis syndrome.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Cox, GM
Published Date
- July 1984
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 58 / 1
Start / End Page
- 39 - 41
PubMed ID
- 6589576
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0030-4220
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/0030-4220(84)90361-x
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States