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Orofacial pain and dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease: A scoping review.

Merel Charlotte VerhoeffMichail KoutrisSharine TambachDenise EikenboomRalph de VriesHenk W BerendseKarin D van DijkLobbezoo Frank
Published in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2022)
This scoping review can increase health care providers' awareness of the problems that can be encountered in the orofacial area of PD patients, especially pain syndromes also occur in the orofacial region and not only in the extremities. Besides, dysfunction of the orofacial area is elaborated in this scoping review, which helps to understand that this limits PD patients' quality of life. Further, the outcomes of this scoping review can assist in encouraging collaboration between medicine and dentistry. Finally, this scoping review suggests new research areas, based on the gaps identified in the current literature on this topic. Ultimately, this will improve individualized strategies for reducing orofacial pain and/or dysfunction in PD patients.
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