Diagnosing dental and orofacial pain : a clinical manual / edited by Alex Moule, M. Lamar Hicks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moule, A. J. (Alex J.), editor.

Hicks, M. Lamar, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Facial pain.

Toothache.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017.

Summary:

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:

The art of listening : communicating effectively with a patient in pain / Andrew D. Wolvin

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

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

Analyzing patients in pain : describing pain and the importance of descriptors / Alex Moule and Lamar hicks

Analyzing patients in pain : observing patients in pain / Alex Moule and Tareq AlAli

Analyzing pain descriptions : associations with cold and heat / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

Analyzing pain descriptions : pain on biting or eating and other considerations / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

Analyzing pain descriptions : time analysis and the diagnosis of orofacial pain / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

Analyzing pain descriptions : factors influencing the pain / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

Tests and testing / Alex Moule and Unni Krishnan

Diagnosing dental pain / Alex Moule and, Unni Krishnan

Diagnosing cracked (fractured) teeth / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks

Diagnosing joint and muscle pain / Chris Moule and Iven Klineberg

Diagnosing pain referral from neck and shoulders / Scott Cook and Alex Moule

Diagnosing pain from the sinuses / Unni Krishnan and Alex Moule

Diagnosing tension headaches and migraine / David Mock

Diagnosing cluster headache / Kerryn Green

Diagnosing trigeminal neuralgias / Kerryn Green

Viruses as a cause of orofacial pain / Michael Apicella

Vascular causes of headaches / Mark Paine

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

Referral strategies for orofacial pain cases : reasons for referral / E. Russell Vickers, Alex Moule.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118924990

1118924991

9781118924983

1118924983

9781119155218

1119155215

OCLC:

960164999