• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.203-212
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• 2010

This study was designed to evaluate the pain characteristics of tension-type headache by buccomucosal linea alba. Patients with tension-type headache visited the Department of Oral Medicine, K University Dental Hospital were recruited to this study. Experimental group (n=79) was composed of tension-type headache with buccomucosal linea alba and control group (n=79) was composed of tension-type headache without buccomucosal linea alba. Evaluation list was pain quality, pain intensity, pain laterality, pain increase by routine physical activity and then it was analyzed statistically. The results were as follows : 1. Pain quality of tension-type headache patient was not significantly different by buccomucosal linea alba. 2. Pain intensity of tension-type headache patient was significantly different by buccomucosal linea alba. (p=.043). 3. Pain laterality of tension-type headache patient was not significantly different by buccomucosal linea alba. 4. Pain increase by routine physical activity of tension-type headache patient was not significantly different by buccomucosal linea alba. Therefore, it was considered that the tension-type headache patient was influenced by buccomucosal linea alba in the pain quality.