Evaluation of salivary opiorphin levels in patients with atypical facial pain

• Main Authors: Zohreh Dalirsani (Author), Maryam Amirchaghmaghi (Author), Mahshid Malakouti Semnani (Author), Mahdi Talebi (Author), Seyed Isaac Hashemi (Author), Mohammad Taghi Shakeri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Atypical facial pain (AFP) is a chronic disease associated with local pain in the craniofacial area. A wide range of treatments including drug therapy, psychiatric methods and open surgery are used for its treatment. Opiorphin is a pentapeptide that can block pain and also has p...