Orofacial Pain and Headache

by Sharav, Yair; Benoliel, Rafael; Sessle, Barry J.

• ISBN13: 9780723434122
• ISBN10: 0723434123
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-24
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

OROFACIAL PAIN AND HEADACHE is a timely, comprehensive and instructive addition to the pain literature; in particular the important and truly multidisciplinary area of orofacial pain. Based on their extensive clinical experience and a thorough understanding of pain mechanisms specific to the trigeminal system, the editors, Yair Sharav and Rafael Benoliel, have integrated knowledge from the areas of headache and orofacial pain and have succinctly explained common mechanisms involved in the two phenomena, with important implications for pain diagnosis and management. Internationally renowned editors and contributor team Integrated approach to the diagnosis and treatment of oral and facial pain syndromes as well as common primary headaches A thorough review of the four majorclinical entities of orofacial pain: acute dental, neurovascular, musculoskeletal and neuropathic Comprehensive coverage of the pharmacotherapy of acute and chronic pain Chapters on the psychological, neurosurgical and otolaryngological aspects of orofacial pain An in depth discussion of facial pain and headaches secondary to medical co-morbidities Exploration of complementary and alternative methods of pain control including acupuncture, food additives and hypnosis

Table of Contents

The diagnostic process

Anatomy and neurophysiology of orofacial pain

Measuring and assessing pain

Psychological aspects of orofacial pain

Acute oral and perioral pain

Otolaryngological aspects of orofacial pain

Masticatory myofascial pain, tension-type and chronic daily headache

Pain and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint

Migraine and possible facial variants (neurovascular orofacial pain)

The trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TACs)

Neuropathic orofacial pain

Neurosurgical aspects of orofacial pain

Secondary regional pain syndromes

Orofacial pain in the medically compromised patient

Drug therapy for acute orofacial pain

Drug therapy for chronic orofacial pain

Complementary and alternative pain control methods

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