Quintessence international
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Comparative Study
Pain-related impairment and health care utilization in children and adolescents: a comparison of orofacial pain with abdominal pain, back pain, and headache.
The purpose was to compare orofacial (temporomandibular) pain with other pain complaints regarding impairment and health care utilization in a sample of 1,011 children and adolescents from a metropolitan area in Germany. ⋯ In children and adolescents, orofacial pain occurs about half as often as other pain complaints. However, relative to their prevalence the different pain complaints are similar regarding impairment and health care utilization.