title: Orofacial pain following an invasive dental procedure.
abstract: Like headache, the etiology of orofacial pain is often an enigma. Orofacial pain         resulting from invasive dental procedure may cause a patient to present to a         neurologist for diagnosis and treatment. The cases presented here were personally         seen by the first author, a consulting neurologist; they illustrate the diversity in         clinical presentation and the differences between a musculoskeletal and neuropathic         origin of pain. Treatment is touched upon, but is neither exhaustive nor evidence         based.
authors.affiliation: Craniofacial Pain Center, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Egilius L H
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Spierings
authors.forename: Shuchi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhadwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003729:Dental Care / Q000009:adverse effects; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000379:methods; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*