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Abstract
口腔顔面痛,顎関節症の治療において心身医学的考え方が必要となる病態は3つある.最も頻度が高いのは,心身症的発症,経過をとる筋性顎関節症と筋・筋膜疼痛による関連痛を主病態とした口腔顔面痛である.この病態は器質的障害が明らかであり,ストレスなどが発症のきっかけになっていることなどから診断は容易であり,歯科単独で治療が可能である.他の2つは,咬み合わせの異常を執拗に訴える自称顎関節症患者と器質的異常をもたない,いわゆる慢性口腔顔面痛患者である.これらは最も歯科的な症状であるが歯科的な治療の適応ではなく,最も心身医学的対応の必要な症状,病態である.これらの患者には歯科と心身医学の専門家が協調して治療に当たることが必要である.
The approach based on psychosomatic medicine is essential in the treatment of 3 conditions of TMD and orofacial pain. The typical type includes myogenic TMD and myofascial pain referring to distant areas. These disorders are of psychosomatic origin and well treated only by dentists. Other conditions approached by psychosomatic medicine are occlusal dysesthsia and chronic orofacial pain which are caused by some kind of psychiatric disorders. Occlusal discomfort and persisted oral pain are thought of as typical dental complains. These signs are not the indications of dental treatment and should be approached exclusively by psychosomatic medicine. It is essential for dentists to collaborate with psychosomatic specialists on diagnosis and treatment of these patients.
Journal
- Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine [List of Volumes]
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Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine 49(10), 1067-1072, 2009-10-01 [Table of Contents]
Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine