Table 1.
Demographics, pain characteristics and recalled expectation rates (RE)*.
| N* | RE** | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | M | 21 (35%) | 7.95, 2.08 | 0.720 | |
| F | 39 (65%) | 7.72, 2.62 | |||
| Associated pain related diseases | Healthy | 22 (38.6%) | 7.45, 2.59 | 0.860 | |
| Pain related diseases | 10 (17.5%) | 7.90, 2.92 | |||
| Other | 25 (43.6%) | 8.00, 2.24 | |||
| Laterality | Unilateral | 33 (57.9%) | 8.21, 2.38 | 0.046 | |
| Bilateral | 24 (42.1%) | 7.08, 2.44 | |||
| Temporal pain characteristics | Attacks | 17 (29.3%) | 8.12, 2.59 | 0.740 | |
| Constant | 25 (43.1%) | 7.52, 2.55 | |||
| Both | 16 (27.6%) | 7.75, 2.23 | |||
| Pain wake from sleep | No | 35 (60.3%) | 7.60, 2.56 | 0.240 | |
| Yes | 23 (39.7%) | 8.35, 2.03 | |||
| Pain relief | <50% | 36 (70.6%) | 7.59, 0.49 | 0.773 | |
| ≥50 % | 15 (29.4%) | 7.93, 0.54 | |||
| Quality | Burning | Yes | 12 (20.7%) | 6.08, 3.39 | 0.007 |
| No | 46 (79.3%) | 8.2, 1.96 | |||
| Electrical | Yes | 7 (12.1%) | 9, 1.29 | 0.154 | |
| No | 51 (87.9%) | 7.59, 2.53 | |||
| Stabbing | Yes | 18 (31%) | 8.17, 1.85 | 0.399 | |
| No | 40 (69%) | 7.58, 2.67 | |||
| Throbbing | Yes | 18 (31%) | 8.0, 2.44 | 0.620 | |
| No | 40 (69%) | 7.65, 2.47 | |||
| Pressure | Yes | 36 (62.1%) | 7.58, 2.30 | 0.490 | |
| No | 22 (37.9%) | 8.05, 2.70 | |||
| Diagnosis | Migraine or NVOP | 21 (35%) | 7.67, 2.44 | 0.387 | |
| TMD | 16 (26.7%) | 8.06, 2.32 | |||
| PTTN | 10 (16.7%) | 7.00, 3.20 | |||
| TN | 5 (8.3%) | 9.60, 0.89 | |||
| Other | 8 (13.3%) | 7.50, 20 | |||
| Medication type | AED | 40 (85.1%) | 8.05, 2.297 | 0.605 | |
| TCA | 3 (6.3%) | 7.33, 0.58 | |||
| SNRI | 2 (4.2%) | 6.00, 5.66 | |||
| Abortive | 2 (4.2%) | 7.00, 2.83 | |||
*Absolute numbers and percentages can be smaller than the cohort if answers were missing or ambiguous.
**RE- Recalled expectation rates inquired retrospectively during telephone interview rated from 0 to 10.
NVOP, neurovascular orofacial pain; TMD, temporomandibular disorders; PTTN, post traumatic trigeminal neuropathic pain; TN, trigeminal neuralgia; AED, antiepileptic drugs; TCA, tricyclic antidepressants; SNRI, serotonin norepinephrine inhibitors; Abortive = Mostly NSAIDs. Others - include Atypical, burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP).