[Persistent physical symptoms with a focus on pain in the head and neck area].

In every dental practice, patients present with persistent physical symptoms. Such complaints can significantly complicate dental treatment, especially if they are not acknowledged, or if the patient feels they are not being taken seriously. For this reason, it is important to increase oral care providers' knowledge and expertise concerning persistent physical symptoms in a broader sense and in the head and neck area in particular, with the aim of improving the treatment alliance and to increase the effectiveness of dental treatment.