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Diagnosing Dental and Orofacial Pain
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Diagnosing Dental and Orofacial Pain: A Clinical Manual approaches a complex topic in a uniquely practical way. This text offers valuable advice on ways to observe and communicate effectively with patients in pain, how to analyze a patients pain descriptions, and how to provide a proper diagnosis of orofacial pain problems that can arise from a myriad of sources--anywhere from teeth, joint and muscle pain, and paranasal sinuses to cluster headaches, neuralgias, neuropathic pain and viral infections. Helps the student and practitioner understand the diagnostic process by addressing the exact questions that need to be asked and then analyzing verbal and non-verbal responses to these Edited by experts with decades of clinical and teaching experience, and with contributions from international specialists Companion website provides additional learning materials including videos, case studies and further practical tips for examination and diagnosis Includes numerous color photographs and illustrations throughout to enhance text clarity
| Author | Moule, Alex J. |
|---|---|
| Table Of Content | Contributors vi Acknowledgments vii About the Companion Website viii 1 Introduction 1 2 The Art of Listening – Communicating Effectively with a Patient in Pain 3 3 Causes of Pain in the Orofacial Region 6 4 Gathering Information for an Accurate Pain Diagnosis 16 5 Analyzing Patients in Pain – Describing Pain and the Importance of Descriptors 19 6 Analyzing Patients in Pain – Observing Patients in Pain 23 7 Analyzing Patients in Pain – Associations with Cold and Heat 36 8 Analyzing Pain Descriptions – Pain on Biting or Eating and Other Considerations 41 9 Analyzing Pain Descriptions – Time Analysis and the Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain 46 10 Analyzing Pain Descriptions – Factors Influencing the Pain 50 11 Tests and Testing 53 12 Diagnosing Dental Pain 61 13 Diagnosing Cracked (Crown Fractured) Teeth 68 14 Diagnosing Joint and Muscle Pains 79 15 Diagnosing Pain Referral from Neck and Shoulders 89 16 Diagnosing Pain from the Sinuses 96 17 Diagnosing Tension Headaches and Migraine 103 18 Diagnosing Cluster Headaches 106 19 Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia 109 20 Viruses as a Cause of Orofacial Pain 113 21 Vascular Causes of Headaches 117 22 Diagnosing Neuropathic Orofacial Pain 123 23 Referral Strategies for Orofacial Pain Cases 130 References 133 Index 140 |
| Publish Date | 11 Nov 2016 |
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