Research Article
Clinical Features of Idiopathic Parotid Pain Triggered by the First Bite in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Study of Nine Patients
Table 2
Characteristics of first bite pain among patients with idiopathic parotid pain.
| Case | Pain site | Pain intensity (NRS: 0–10) | Pain quality | Pain duration | Degree of interference with eating (NRS: 0–10) | Posttreatment pain intensity (NRS: 0–10) |
| 1 | Parotid region | 9 | Stabbing | Less than 40 seconds | 9 | 0 | 2 | Parotid and preauricular region | 8 | Smarting | 20 seconds | 6 | 4 | 3 | Parotid and preauricular region | 6 | Smarting | Less than 30 seconds | 10 | 1.5 | 4 | Parotid region | 6 | Stabbing | A few seconds | 5 | 3 | 5 | Parotid region | 7 | Tightening | Less than 1 minute | 9 | No treatment | 6 | Parotid region | 8 | Sharp | Less than 1 minute | 10 | 0 | 7 | Parotid region | 10 | Sharp | A few seconds | 8 | 4 | 8 | Parotid region | 10 | Stabbing | A few seconds | 10 | 5 | 9 | Parotid region | 5 | Tightening | A few seconds | 3 | 0 |
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NRS, numerical rating scale.
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