Orofacial pain and headache / edited by Yair Sharav, Rafael Benoliel ; foreword by Barry J. Sessle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharav, Yair.

Benoliel, Rafael.

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Facial pain.

Facial Pain.

Medical Subjects:

Facial Pain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 441 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Other Title:

Orofacial pain & headache

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Mosby, 2008.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

OROFACIAL PAIN AND HEADACHE is a timely, comprehensive and instructive addition to the pain literature; in particular the important and truly multidisciplinary area of orofacial pain. Based on their extensive clinical experience and a thorough understanding of pain mechanisms specific to the trigeminal system, the editors, Yair Sharav and Rafael Benoliel, have integrated knowledge from the areas of headache and orofacial pain and have succinctly explained common mechanisms involved in the two phenomena, with important implications for pain diagnosis and management. Internationally renowned editors and contributor teamIntegrated approach to the diagnosis and treatment of oral and facial pain syndromes as well as common primary headaches A thorough review of the four majorclinical entities of orofacial pain: acute dental, neurovascular, musculoskeletal and neuropathicComprehensive coverage of the pharmacotherapy of acute and chronic painChapters on the psychological, neurosurgical and otolaryngological aspects of orofacial painAn in depth discussion of facial pain and headaches secondary to medical co-morbiditiesExploration of complementary and alternative methods of pain control including acupuncture, food additives and hypnosis.

Contents:

1 The diagnostic process

2 Anatomy and neurophysiology of orofacial pain

3 Measuring and assessing pain

4 Psychological aspects of chronic orofacial pain

5 Acute orofacial pain

6 Otolaryngological aspects of orofacial pain

7 Masticatory myofascial pain, tension-type and chronic daily headache

8 Pain and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint

9 Migraine and possible facial variants (neurovascular orofacial pain)

10 The trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TACs)

11 Neuropathic orofacial pain

12 Neurosurgical aspects of orofacial pain

13 Referred and secondary orofacial pain syndromes

14 Orofacial pain in the medically complex patient

15 Pharmacotherapy of acute orofacial pain

16 Pharmacotherapy of chronic orofacial pain

17 Complementary and alternative medicine.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 19, 2011). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Orofacial pain and headache.

ISBN:

9780723434122

0723434123

OCLC:

698080039

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.