Diagnosing Dental and Orofacial Pain

Diagnosing Dental and Orofacial Pain: A Clinical Manual approaches a complex topic in a uniquely practical way. This text offers valuable advice on ways to observe and communicate effectively with patients in pain, how to analyze a patients’ pain descriptions, and how to provide a proper diagnosis of orofacial pain problems that can arise from a myriad of sources—anywhere from teeth, joint and muscle pain, and paranasal sinuses to cluster headaches, neuralgias, neuropathic pain and viral infections.

    Helps the student and practitioner understand the diagnostic process by addressing the exact questions that need to be asked and then analyzing verbal and non-verbal responses to these
    Edited by experts with decades of clinical and teaching experience, and with contributions from international specialists
    Companion website provides additional learning materials including videos, case studies and further practical tips for examination and diagnosis
    Includes numerous color photographs and illustrations throughout to enhance text clarity

Contents

List of contributors

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction
Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

2. The art of listening - Communicating effectively with a patient in pain
Andrew D and Wolvin

3. Causes of pain in the orofacial region
Vishal. R. Aggarwal, Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

4. Gathering information for an accurate pain diagnosis
Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

5. Analyzing patients in pain - Describing pain and the importance of descriptors
Alex Moule and, Lamar Hicks

6. Analyzing patients in pain - Observing patients in pain
Alex Moule and Tareq AlAli

7. Analyzing pain descriptions - Associations with cold and heat
Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

8. Analyzing pain descriptions - Pain on biting or eating and other considerations
Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

9. Analyzing pain descriptions - Time analysis and the diagnosis of orofacial pain
Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

10. Analyzing pain descriptions - Factors influencing the pain
Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

11. Tests and testing
Alex Moule and Unni Krishnan

12. Diagnosing Dental Pain
 Alex Moule and, Unni Krishnan

13. Diagnosing Cracked (Fractured) Teeth
Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

14. Diagnosing joint and muscle pain
Chris Moule and Iven Klineberg

15. Diagnosing Pain referral from neck and shoulders
Scott Cook and Alex Moule

16. Diagnosing Pain from the sinuses
Unni Krishnan and Alex Moule

17. Diagnosing Tension headaches and migraine
David Mock

18. Diagnosing Cluster headache
Kerryn Green

19. Diagnosing Trigeminal neuralgias
Kerryn Green

20. Viruses as a cause of orofacial pain
Michael Apicella,

21. Vascular causes of headaches
Mark Paine

22. Diagnosing oral neuropathic pain
E. Russell Vickers and Alex Moule

23. Referral strategies for orofacial pain cases – Reasons for referral
E. Russell Vickers Alex Moule

Index