REVIEW ARTICLE
Persistent dentoalveolar pain disorder: A putative intraoral chronic overlapping pain condition
Alberto Herrero Babiloni,
Donald R. Nixdorf,
Estephan J. Moana-Filho,
Alberto Herrero Babiloni
Research Center, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université De Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorDonald R. Nixdorf
Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Bloomington, MN, USA
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Estephan J. Moana-Filho
Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Estephan J. Moana-Filho, 6-320d Moos Tower, 515 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Search for more papers by this authorAlberto Herrero Babiloni,
Donald R. Nixdorf,
Estephan J. Moana-Filho,
Alberto Herrero Babiloni
Research Center, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université De Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorDonald R. Nixdorf
Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Bloomington, MN, USA
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Estephan J. Moana-Filho
Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Correspondence
Estephan J. Moana-Filho, 6-320d Moos Tower, 515 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Email: [email protected]
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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number K99DE027414.
Abstract
Chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) are conditions that share several clinical characteristics and symptomatology, are usually considered idiopathic in nature, and are frequently comorbid. Currently, there are no established inclusion criteria to determine which conditions should be included under this umbrella term despite different systems proposed. Persistent dentoalveolar pain disorder (PDAP), also referred to as atypical odontalgia and thought to be a component of persistent idiopathic facial pain, is a chronic pain condition that manifests as a persistent tooth pain or pain over a dentoalveolar site formerly occupied by a tooth in the absence of detectable pathology during clinical or radiological examination. PDAP is considered idiopathic in nature, and its pathophysiological mechanisms are not fully understood. Our objective was to investigate whether PDAP fits the conceptual paradigm of COPC given its characteristics and commonalities with other COPC, based on published literature identified through a scoping review. We found that PDAP fits 16 out of 18 common characteristics among COPCs, and based on this finding, we discuss the implications of PDAP being considered a COPC.
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