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Ancillary factors in the treatment of orofacial pain: A topical narrative review
Author(s) -
Melis Marcello,
Di Giosia Massimiliano,
Colloca Luana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/joor.12736
Subject(s) - orofacial pain , narrative review , psychological intervention , medicine , placebo , clinical trial , clinical practice , physical therapy , alternative medicine , psychology , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , pathology
Summary Ancillary factors, not directly related to treatment, often play a significant role by affecting therapeutic outcome. A search of the literature was conducted including words related to the placebo phenomenon and orofacial diseases. Therefore, critical factors have been grouped into three major categories: (a) the natural course of the diseases; (b) the regression of the symptoms to their mean intensity; and (c) placebo response. This topical narrative review describes the elements mentioned above, provides an up‐to‐date overview of the hot topics and gaps in the field and indicates developing and future research direction of the orofacial pain field. Such a knowledge might be positively used during daily clinical practice to optimise the management of orofacial pain diseases, as well as in conducting future clinical trials for validating new interventions.