Original Research Article I Volume 6 I Issue 1 I 2018

Dental Methods in the Medical Treatment of Tension Headache

Biljana Kapusevska, Nikola Dereban, Jadranka Bundevska, Natasha Stavrova, Budima Pejkovska Sahpaska, Marija Andonovska DMD

Biolife; 2018, 6(1), pp 51-55

DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7398561

Abstract:

The tension headache is a common recurring affliction in the population with prevalence of 12%. Purpose is to vindicate the medico-dental approach in treatment of tension headache. Each of the 120patients for this study underwent a screening process for the patognostic symptoms that lead to diagnosing tension headache: strong temporal pulsating pain, nausea, photophobia, phonophobia, parastesia and/or light flashing hallucinations. The patients were divided into 2separate groups.

Keywords:

Migrane headache, Dental splints, Myofascial exercises, Medical treatment, Dental Treatment.

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Article Dates:

Received: 28 January 2017; Accepted: 3 March 2018; Published: 9 March, 2018

How To Cite:

Biljana Kapusevska, Nikola Dereban, Jadranka Bundevska, Natasha Stavrova, BudimaPejkovska Sahpaska, & MarijaAndonovska DMD. (2022). Dental Methods in the Medical Treatment of Tension Headache. Biolife, 6(1), 51–55. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7398561

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