Beschreibung:
This is a practical guide to the evidence-based diagnosis and management of orofacial pain. It covers common clinical presentations of acute and chronic orofacial pain and summarizes clinically relevant neurobiology.
1. The Neurobiology of Orofacial Pain.- 2. Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Facial Pain.- 3. Classification and Epidemiology of Orofacial Pain.- 4. Nociceptive Chemical Mediators In Oral Inflammation.- 5. Dental Sleep Medicine and the Use of Oral Devices.- 6. Local Anesthesia in the Orofacial Region.- 7. Analgesics and adjuvants for the management of orofacial pain across age groups.- 8. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Pain Management.- 9. Management of Oral Ulcers and Burning Mouth Syndrome.- 10. Hypnosis and Biofeedback for Orofacial Pain Management.- 11. Headaches, Migraine and Cluster Headache.- 12. Management of Orofacial Neuropathic Pain.- 13. Preemptive Analgesia and Multimodal Pain Management for Temporomandibular Total Joint Replacement Surgery.