Assessment of the Orofacial Pain Patient. Academic Article

abstract

• The diagnostic process of pain in the oral, facial, and head region is often perceived as more difficult due the numerous, extensively innervated structures located in this area. To successfully manage the patient with these pain presentations, it is critical for the clinician to spend ample time procuring a good medical and dental history. A systematic approach to the physical examination will ensure that sufficient data are acquired without overlooking potentially important contributing factors. The use of adjunctive laboratory tests and imaging studies should be based on the findings in the history and examination.

authors

• Bender, Steven

published proceedings

• Dent Clin North Am

author list (cited authors)

• Bender, S. D.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Bender, Steven D

publication date

• January 2018

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Dental Clinics of North America  Journal

keywords

• Diagnostic Tests
• Facial Pain
• Humans
• Medical History
• Medical History Taking
• Orofacial Pain
• Patient Assessment
• Physical Examination

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cden.2018.05.002

start page

• 525

end page

• 532

volume

• 62

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cden.2018.05.002