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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807112003321

Titolo

Orofacial pain / / edited by Joanna M. Zakrzewska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

9780191575334

019157533X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 196 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

ZakrzewskaJoanna M

Disciplina

617.52

Soggetti

Orofacial pain - Treatment

Facial pain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 disorderslinking 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.