title: Pharmacologic treatment for chronic facial pain.
abstract: Chronic orofacial pain often requires pharmacologic treatment in conjunction with surgical, physical, and psychologic treatments. Myofascial pain, neuralgias, vascular pain, and limbic system dysfunction are the elements of orofacial pain that may respond to treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticonvulsants, membrane-stabilizing and monoaminergic medicines, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Hartford Hospital, Connecticut.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bouckoms
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Keith
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D009294:Narcotics