title: [Persistent idiopathic facial pain and atypical odontalgia].
abstract: The terms 'persistent idiopathic facial pain' (PIFP) and 'atypical odontalgia' (AO) are currently used as exclusion diagnoses for chronic toothache and chronic facial pain. Knowledge about these pain conditions in medical and dental practices is of crucial importance for the prevention of iatrogenic tissue damage by not-indicated invasive interventions, such as endodontic treatment and tooth extraction. In the present paper, etiology and pathogenesis, differential diagnostic criteria, and diagnostic approaches will be explained and relevant therapeutic principles will be outlined.
authors.affiliation: Migräne- und Kopfschmerzklinik Königstein. c.gaul@migraene-klinik.de
authors.forename: Charly
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaul
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ettlin
authors.forename: Doreen B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Pfau
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D014098:Toothache / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics
keywords: Anhaltender idiopathischer Gesichtsschmerz; Persistent idiopathic facial pain; atypical odontalgia; atypische Odontalgie; iatrogene Schädigung; iatrogenic damage; persistent dento-alveolar pain disorder (PDAP); persistierende dento-alveoläre Schmerzstörung; traumatic trigeminal neuropathy; traumatische trigeminale Neuropathie