Incidence, diagnosis, and management of orofacial pain among new patients receiving tertiary care in Thailand: A 6-year retrospective study comparing before and during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Background: There is insufficient data on orofacial pain related to the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand.

Objective: To investigate the incidence, diagnosis and management of orofacial pain among new patients over the last 6 years, before and during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods: Medical records from new patients who first visited Chulalongkorn Dental Hospital between 2017 and 2022 were retrospectively investigated.