title: Complementary and integrative treatments: atypical facial pain.
abstract: This article presents an overview of atypical facial pain for the practicing otolaryngologist. Discussion includes the definition of persistent idiopathic facial pain and its pathophysiology, clinical features, demographics, lack of findings on physical examination, use of imaging modalities and consultations, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis within the framework of an holistic approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA 93003, USA. chau.nguyen@ventura.org
authors.forename: Chau T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Marilene B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*