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Acute pain is typically related to diagnostic procedures and cancer treatment and is generally defined as lasting no longer than three months.
Intractable pain or refractory pain occurs when pain cannot be adequately controlled despite aggressive measures.
Breakthrough pain is sudden, brief pain that occurs during a period when chronic pain is generally well controlled (typically, controlled with opiods).
Mucositis is an inflammatory process that affects the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract.