Atypical orofacial pain disorders: a study of diagnostic subtypes.
Atypical facial pain is a persistent pain in the face or intraoral region that does not fit into the diagnostic criteria associated with specific orofacial pain disorders. This article presents the results of a study, which showed that in most cases of presumed atypical facial pain, there is a specific physical diagnosis or multiple diagnoses that causes the persistent pain. These difficult to diagnose disorders are reviewed with discussion of future research that is needed in this area.
Fricton
J R
JR
University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, 515 Delaware Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Frict001@umn.edu
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies