1. Differential diagnosis of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorder.
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Kumar A and Brennan MT
- Subjects
- Brain Diseases complications, Burning Mouth Syndrome complications, Dental Occlusion, Traumatic complications, Diagnosis, Differential, Dry Socket complications, Facial Pain diagnosis, Headache Disorders complications, Humans, Mental Disorders complications, Neck Pain complications, Neuralgia complications, Pain, Referred, Pericoronitis complications, Periodontitis complications, Physical Examination, Psychophysiologic Disorders complications, Tension-Type Headache complications, Toothache complications, Facial Pain etiology, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders complications, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders diagnosis
- Abstract
When a patient complains of orofacial pain, health care providers must make a correct diagnosis. Doing this can be difficult, since various signs and symptoms may not be specific for 1 particular problem or disorder. One initially should formulate a broad differential diagnosis that can be narrowed after analysis of the history and examination. In this article, orofacial pain is categorized as being caused by: intracranial pain, headaches, neuropathic pain, intraoral pain, temporomandibular disorder, cervical pain, pain related to anatomically associated structures, referred pain, or mental illness., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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