Placebo hypoalgesic and nocebo hyperalgesic effects in post-extraction patients-A cross sectional study.

Background And Objectives: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that affects people's physical, mental, and social health. Patients at times present with postoperative pain with no clinical signs after the surgical dental procedures and adequate pharmacological management. This can be due to the amplified emotional component of the individual in their postoperative period.