Phantom bite syndrome: Revelation from clinically focused review

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of phantom bite syndrome

	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.)