title: Orofacial pain syndromes: evaluation and management.
abstract: Patients will often visit their primary medical practitioner with orofacial pain complaints. Hence, it is important to recognize and have an understanding of these conditions to properly evaluate and potentially manage these disorders. If the practitioner is uncertain or uncomfortable with these conditions, then patient referral to a knowledgeable health care practitioner should be considered for further evaluation and management. In this article, the evaluation and management of various neuropathic, neurovascular, and vascular pains are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Electronic address: ramesh.balasubramaniam@uwa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Gary D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Klasser
mesh_terms: D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013577:Syndrome; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Diagnosis; Management; Neuropathic pain; Neurovascular pain; Orofacial pain; Vascular pain