Persistent facial pain conditions
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Persistent facial pains, especially temporomandibular disorders (TMD), are common conditions. As dentists are responsible for the treatment of most of these disorders, up-to date knowledge on the latest advances in the field is essential for successful diagnosis and management. The review covers TMD, and different neuropathic or putative neuropathic facial pains such as persistent idiopathic facial pain and atypical odontalgia, trigeminal neuralgia and painful posttraumatic trigeminal neuropathy. The article presents an overview of TMD pain as a biopsychosocial condition, its prevalence, clinical features, consequences, central and peripheral mechanisms, diagnostic criteria (DC/TMD), and principles of management. For each of the neuropathic facial pain entities, the definitions, prevalence, clinical features, and diagnostics are described. The current understanding of the pathophysiology of these entities is presented, and a description of the evidence based treatment methods is provided.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Tandlaegebladet |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 138-144 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0039-9353 |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2016 |
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences - Temporomandibular disorders, pain pathophysiology, trigeminal neuralgia, idiopathic facial pain, neuropathic facial pain
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