Vadivelu, Kaye Orofacial Pain

• Up-to-date guide to clinical diagnosis and management of orofacial pain
• Edited and written by cross-section of experts, including pain physicians, oral medicine specialists, and anesthesiologists
• All common or important acute and chronic conditions
• Guidance on classification
• Detailed instructions on proper history-taking and appropriate physical examinations and diagnostic tests

This is a practical guide to the evidence-based diagnosis and management of orofacial pain. It covers common clinical presentations of acute and chronic orofacial pain and summarizes clinically relevant neurobiology.

Because diagnosing orofacial pain can be a challenge, the book describes the appropriate history-taking methods, detailed examinations, and relevant tests that will help clinicians to work through the differential diagnosis. Effective medical, surgical, and behavioral approaches are presented, and the importance of a multimodal approach is consistently emphasized throughout the book.