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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452847703321

Titolo

Orofacial pain [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Joanna M. Zakrzewska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-176880-4

1-283-57983-9

9786613892287

0-19-157533-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ZakrzewskaJoanna M

Disciplina

617.52

Soggetti

Orofacial pain - Treatment

Facial pain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Epidemiology of orofacial pain; 2 History and examination; 3 Investigations; 4 Classification and diagnosis of orofacial pain; 5 Overall management of facial pain; 6 Dental causes of orofacial pain; 7 Burning mouth syndrome (BMS); 8 Persistent idiopathic facial pain (atypical facial pain); 9 Temporomandibular disorders (TMD); 10 Trigeminal neuralgia; 11 Neuropathic pain; 12 Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias; 13 Orofacial pain disorders - linking phenotype to genotype; 14 Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S

TU; V; W; X; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Orofacial pain - defined as pain lasting over three months in the mouth or face - is increasing in prevelance, with approximately 7% of the UK population having experienced it. It is currently managed by either dentists or general medical practitioners, both of whom have radically different approaches to treatment. While management of orofacial pain has improved quite dramatically over recent years, it is essential that dentists and general practitioners are aware of these advancesand of the differences in their approaches.This concise handbook takes an



evidence-based psychosocial approach to