This is an up-to-date and affordable clinical guide to the evidence-based diagnosis and
management of orofacial pain. It is edited and written by experts from a range of specialties
that concern themselves with orofacial pain including pain medicine oral medicine and
anesthesiology. Orofacial Pain: A Clinician's Guide provide in-depth coverage of common
clinical presentations of both acute and chronic orofacial pain including oral ulcers facial
pain headaches neuropathic orofacial pain conditions pulpitis temporomandibular disorder
and trigeminal neuralgia among others. Clinically important neurobiology is succinctly
reviewed. Orofacial pain can arise from a variety of sites in the orofacial region or can be
referred from adjoining areas sometimes making diagnosis challenging. Thus the book describes
the appropriate history-taking methods and the detailed examinations and relevant tests that
will help clinicians to work through the differential diagnosis. The book presents medical
surgical and behavioral approaches to treating orofacial pain effectively and a multimodal
approach is consistently emphasized throughout the book. The target audience includes pain
physicians anesthesiologists dentists neurologists nurse practitioners and physician's
assistants. ?
