title: The classification of orofacial pains.
abstract: This article highlights the process of making the proper orofacial pain diagnosis. A classification is presented based on the clinical characteristics of the pain complaint and the structure by which it emanates. It is meant to serve as a road map for the clinician, which will help him or her establish the correct diagnosis, thereby allowing the selection of the proper treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Science, University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0297, USA. okeson@uky.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Okeson
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000145:classification; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000145:classification; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000145:classification; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology