Abstract
This case report presents a patient with chronic orofacial pain who was considered to be an appropriate candidate for chronic opioid therapy, a treatment uncommonly considered at most facial pain centers. Her opioid treatment proved ineffectual, and conservative approaches were addressed. She was successfully tapered off the use of a long-acting opioid within a relatively short time, using an interdisciplinary approach involving an aggressive biobehavioral approach.
MeSH terms
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Adult
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Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage*
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Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
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Anxiety / complications
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Anxiety / psychology
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Behavior Therapy
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Facial Pain / drug therapy*
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Facial Pain / etiology
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Facial Pain / therapy
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Female
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Graves Disease / complications
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Humans
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Occlusal Splints
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Patient Care Team
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / complications
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / drug therapy*
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Physical Examination