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Bell's orofacial pains : the clinical management of orofacial pain /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Okeson, Jeffrey P.
Other Authors: Bell, Welden E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Quintessence Pub. Co., [2005]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Orofacial pain.
Facial Pain.
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.
Pain > physiopathology.
Table of Contents:
  • Defining the problem
  • The neural anatomy of orofacial pain
  • The neurophysiology of orofacial pain
  • The processing of pain at the brainstem level
  • The processing of pain at the supraspinal level
  • The various presentations of pain
  • Category classification of orofacial pains
  • Principles of pain diagnosis
  • General considerations in managing orofacial pains
  • Cutaneous and mucogingival pains
  • Pains of dental origin
  • Pains of muscle origin
  • Temporomandibular joint pains
  • Other musculoskeletal pains
  • Visceral pains
  • Vascular and neurovascular pains
  • Neuropathic pains
  • Psychologic factors and orofacial pain: axis II.