Phantom Bite - A Case Report of a Rare Entity

Autor: Kishor Adinath Chougule, Shraddha Subhash Shetti
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 82-84 (2012)
ISSN: 2277-4696
DOI: 10.4103/2277-4696.159162
Popis: A case report of a patient suffering from a relatively uncommon condition called ′Phantom Bite′ is presented with the aim to provide the fellow orthodontists & general dentists with an overview of potential diagnostic & treatment challenges posed by patients who present with occlusal dysesthesia. A clinical case illustrating the nature of this condition is presented & the problems associated with the management of affected patient are discussed. The patients suffering from Phantom bite syndrome have one symptom in common ; that is, they feel that their bite is not correct & their iterative belief in the need for dental treatment to accomplish correction. Since this condition is associated with an underlying psychological problem, treatment of such patients poses a greater challenge to the operator. Thus, it can be concluded that ′Phantom Bite′ or ′Occlusal Dysesthesia′ is seen as a form of somatoform disorder where dental treatments should be avoided & instead the focus must be on addressing the somatoform disorder through behavior change.
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