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World J Psychiatr. Nov 19, 2021; 11(11): 1053-1064
Published online Nov 19, 2021. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i11.1053
Published online Nov 19, 2021. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i11.1053
Clinical characteristics | |
1 | Preoccupation with their dental occlusion and an enormous belief that their dental occlusion was abnormal |
2 | A long history of repeated dental surgery treatment failures with persistent requests for the occlusal treatment that they are convinced they need |
3 | A relatively high intelligence and socioeconomic status enabled them to undergo endless costly and time consuming dental treatments |
4 | Despite repeated failures of dental surgery, persist in seeking bite correction from a succession of dentists |
5 | A strong resistance to referral to psychiatrists and stick to dental procedures |
6 | A favorable attitude to dentists at first, gradually blaming them for the exacerbated symptoms, finally dropping out with disappointment |
7 | A tendency to use dental jargon |
8 | Bringing to the appointment pieces of evidence to prove occlusal discrepancies (radiographs, study cast, temporary crowns, mouthpieces, etc.) |
- Citation: Tu TTH, Watanabe M, Nayanar GK, Umezaki Y, Motomura H, Sato Y, Toyofuku A. Phantom bite syndrome: Revelation from clinically focused review. World J Psychiatr 2021; 11(11): 1053-1064
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v11/i11/1053.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v11.i11.1053