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Useful Websites:
American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP)
Brain & Spine Foundation
Emedicine
Facial Neuralgia Resources
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK
Brain and Spine Foundation Online
Useful Articles:
Headache & Facial Pain
A Brain & Spine Disorders Booklet - Face Pain
Austral Dent J 1998. Pain Description & Severity of Chronic Oro-Facial Pain
Conditions
Dental Update 1999. Orofacial Pain
British Medical Journal 2000. ABC of Oral Health - Oro-facial Soreness and Pain
British Dental Journal 2001. Chronic idiopathic orofacial pain - I. What is the
evidence base?
British Dental Journal 2001. Chronic idiopathic orofacial pain - II. What can the
General Dental Practioner do?
J Canadian Dent Assoc 2004. Diagnostic Challenges of Neuropathic Tooth Pain
J Canadian Dent Assoc 2005. Why do some patients complain of a toothache
long after a successful endodontic procedure?
British Dental Journal 2006. Oral Medicine, Update for the GDP - Oro-Facial Pain
The Lancet (Neurology) 2006. Facial Pain - Clinical Differential Diagnosis
Dental Update 2007. Diagnosis & Management of Non-Dental Oro-Facial Pain.
British Dental Journal 2008. Unexplained Orofacial Pain - Is an early diagnosis
possible?
British Association of Oral Surgeons 2008. “Diagnostic Dilemmas in Facial Pain”
NICE Guidelines - Neuropathic Pain (March 2010)
Dental Update 2011. Differential Diagnosis for Orofacial Pain, Including Sinusitis,
TMD, Trigeminal Neuralgia
American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP)
Brain & Spine Foundation
Emedicine
Facial Neuralgia Resources
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK
Brain and Spine Foundation Online
Useful Articles:
Headache & Facial Pain
A Brain & Spine Disorders Booklet - Face Pain
Austral Dent J 1998. Pain Description & Severity of Chronic Oro-Facial Pain
Conditions
Dental Update 1999. Orofacial Pain
British Medical Journal 2000. ABC of Oral Health - Oro-facial Soreness and Pain
British Dental Journal 2001. Chronic idiopathic orofacial pain - I. What is the
evidence base?
British Dental Journal 2001. Chronic idiopathic orofacial pain - II. What can the
General Dental Practioner do?
J Canadian Dent Assoc 2004. Diagnostic Challenges of Neuropathic Tooth Pain
J Canadian Dent Assoc 2005. Why do some patients complain of a toothache
long after a successful endodontic procedure?
British Dental Journal 2006. Oral Medicine, Update for the GDP - Oro-Facial Pain
The Lancet (Neurology) 2006. Facial Pain - Clinical Differential Diagnosis
Dental Update 2007. Diagnosis & Management of Non-Dental Oro-Facial Pain.
British Dental Journal 2008. Unexplained Orofacial Pain - Is an early diagnosis
possible?
British Association of Oral Surgeons 2008. “Diagnostic Dilemmas in Facial Pain”
NICE Guidelines - Neuropathic Pain (March 2010)
Dental Update 2011. Differential Diagnosis for Orofacial Pain, Including Sinusitis,
TMD, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Oro-Facial Pain represents an important clinical pain issue
age.
Oro-Facial Pain consists of a varied group of conditions
ranging from simple tooth ache to jaw joint problems to
classical neuralgias.
Patients with these condition will often have been treated by
a spectrum of healthcare professionals, ranging from
dentists, GP's, ENT surgeons, psychologists, neurologists
and surgeons with a different approach to history,
examination, classification and treatment.
It is not unusual to see the same patient being sent from one
specialist to another without communication between the
healthcare providers. The results can be frustrating and
disappointing for all the parties involved.
In this section of the website, the more 'commonly
encountered' oro-facial pains such as Atypical Facial Pain,
Atypical Odontalgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Burning
Mouth Syndrome are covered (these reflect the oro-facial
pains I tend to see most of on clinics in hospitals).
age.
Oro-Facial Pain consists of a varied group of conditions
ranging from simple tooth ache to jaw joint problems to
classical neuralgias.
Patients with these condition will often have been treated by
a spectrum of healthcare professionals, ranging from
dentists, GP's, ENT surgeons, psychologists, neurologists
and surgeons with a different approach to history,
examination, classification and treatment.
It is not unusual to see the same patient being sent from one
specialist to another without communication between the
healthcare providers. The results can be frustrating and
disappointing for all the parties involved.
In this section of the website, the more 'commonly
encountered' oro-facial pains such as Atypical Facial Pain,
Atypical Odontalgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Burning
Mouth Syndrome are covered (these reflect the oro-facial
pains I tend to see most of on clinics in hospitals).
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