Abstract
Clinicostatistical study on 66 patients in dental and oral surgical region suffering from depression is reported in this paper. The discussion on the results led us to the next conclusions.
1. Our experiences of remarkable therapeutic effect on many cases by means of administration of anti-depressants suggested the usefulness of the drugs to depressive patients complaining of dental and oral surgical symptoms.
2. The good dentist-patient relationship based on the brief psychotherapy was considered to be fundamental to the treatment of depressive patients and prerequisite to the administration of anti-depressants.
3. The rapid introduce to a psychiatrist was considered to be necessary in cases where anti-depressants were not effective and tendency of suicide was noticeable.
4. In management of the depression of patients complaining of dental and oral surgical symptoms, it was considered essential to assume that the depression overlaid and disfigured the symptoms.
