Challenges for the Dentist in Managing Orofacial Pain

This presentation describes a patient ’s extensive and expensive search for relief of pain in the orofacial area. The journey includes many diagnostic errors and failed and likely unnecessary treatments. A systematic approach to problem definition and rule-out reasoning for the differential diagnoses based on the International Classif ication of Orofacial Pain is described. Conservative treatment was implemented with satisfactory results. Common pitfalls in the management and treatment of complex pain patients are discussed.
Source: Dental Clinics of North America - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research