Orofacial pain : a guide to medications and management / editors, Glenn T. Clark, Raymond A. Dionne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, Glenn T.

Dionne, Raymond.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orofacial pain--Treatment.

Orofacial pain.

Facial pain--Treatment.

Facial pain.

Analgesics.

Facial Pain--drug therapy.

Facial Pain--prevention & control.

Analgesics--therapeutic use.

Chronic Disease.

Facial Neuralgia.

Medical Subjects:

Facial Pain--drug therapy.

Facial Pain--prevention & control.

Analgesics--therapeutic use.

Chronic Disease.

Facial Neuralgia.

Physical Description:

vii, 400 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Summary:

"Pain is a preoccupation in dentistry, but the dentist's role has expanded beyond the treatment of dental pain to being one of the most involved in the treatment of orofacial pain. Orofacial Pain: A Guide to Medications and Management guides readers through the rational use of medications for the treatment of chronic orofacial pain, including oral, injectable and topical medications. It also provides relevant information about treatment choices for managing neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain, headache and uncommon orofacial pain disorders"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The 30 most prevalent chronic painful diseases, disorders, and dysfunctions that occur in the orofacial region / Glenn T. Clark

Top 60 most important medications used in an orofacial pain treatment center / Glenn T. Clark

Nonopioid analgesics, salicylates, NSAIDs, and corticosteroids for chronic pain / Raymond A. Dionne, Glenn T. Clark

Opioids for chronic orofacial pain with a focus on nonmalignant chronic pain / Glenn T. Clark, Steven H. Richeimer

Nocebo-responsive patients and topical pain control agents used for orofacial and mucosal pain / Glenn T. Clark

Anticonvulsant agents used for neuropathic pain including trigeminal neuralgia / Glenn T. Clark, Antonia Teruel

Skeletal muscle relaxants and antispasticity drugs for orofacial pain disorders / Glenn T. Clark, Soma Sahai-Srivastava

Psychopharmacologic agents (antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and psychostimulants) used in chronic pain / Glenn T. Clark ... [et al.]

Anti-bacterial agents as analgesics in chronic pain / Satish Kumar, Glenn T. Clark, Raymond A. Dionne

Using oral medications, infusions, and injections for differential diagnosis of orofacial pain / Saravanan Ram, Satish Kumar, Glenn T. Clark

Interventional therapy and injected agents for orofacial pain and spasm (including botulinum toxin) / Glenn T. Clark, Alan Stiles

Treatment for oral mucositis and noninfectious, non-neoplastic oral ulcerations / Satish Kumar, Antonia Teruel, Glenn T. Clark

Management of orofacial pain and other co-morbidities in oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal cancer patients / Saravanan Ram, Glenn T. Clark

Burning mouth syndrome : an update on diagnosis and treatment methods / Piedad Suarez Durall, Glenn T. Clark

Headaches with a focus on chronic daily headache medications / Soma Sahai-Srivastava, Glenn T. Clark

Differential diagnosis and management of masticatory myogenous pain and dysfunction / Glenn T. Clark

Diagnosing and managing chronic trigeminal neuropathy / Glenn T. Clark

Temporomandibular joint arthritis : implications, diagnosis, and management / Antonia Teruel, Jack S. Broussard Jr., Glenn T. Clark

Five oral motor disorders : habitual tooth clenching and other involuntary oral motor disorders / Glenn T. Clark, Saravanan Ram

Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint internal derangements / Glenn T. Clark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813815596

0813815592

OCLC:

748763461