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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2021

Clinical Characteristics of Predominantly Unilateral Oral Cenesthopathy With and Without Neurovascular Contact.

Kazuya Watanabe, Motoko Watanabe, Chihiro Takao, Chaoli Hong, Zhenyan Liu, Takayuki Suga, Trang Thi Huyen Tu, Junichiro Sakamoto, Yojiro Umezaki, Tatsuya Yoshikawa and 6 more

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Kazuya WatanabeDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Motoko WatanabeDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Chihiro TakaoDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Chaoli HongDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Zhenyan LiuDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takayuki SugaDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Trang Thi Huyen TuDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Junichiro SakamotoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yojiro UmezakiSection of Geriatric Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.
Tatsuya YoshikawaDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Miho TakenoshitaDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihito UezatoSchool of Health and Welfare, International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan.
Haruhiko MotomuraDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tohru KurabayashiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshihiro AbikoDivision of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan.
Akira ToyofukuDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Oral cenesthopathy (OC) is characterized by unusual oral discomfort without corresponding evidence, and it has often been categorized as "delusional disorder, somatic type". Regarding possible causative factors of OC, involvement of neurovascular contact (NVC) of the trigeminal nerve, which transmits not only pain but also thermal, tactile, and pressure sensations, has never been observed yet. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between clinical characteristics of unilateral OC and the presence of trigeminal nerve NVC. This is a retrospective comparative study that involved 48 patients having predominantly unilateral OC who visited the Psychosomatic Dentistry Clinic of Tokyo Medical and Dental University between April 2016 and February 2019. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed to assess NVC presence. The Oral Dysesthesia Rating Scale (Oral DRS) was used to assess the various oral sensations and functional impairments besides psychometric questionnaires. Clinical characteristics were retrospectively obtained from the patients' medical charts. NVC was present in 45.8% (22/48) of the patients. There was no significant difference in sex, age, psychiatric history, oral psychosomatic comorbidity, and psychometric questionnaire scores between patients with and without NVC. However, compared to the patients with NVC, the patients without NVC had significantly higher scores for overall subjective severity of OC symptoms (

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burning mouth syndromedelusional disorder somatic typemagnetic resonance imagingneurovascular contactoral cenesthopathyOral DRStrigeminal nervestrigeminal neuralgia

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