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Neuropathic pain: Diagnosis and treatment from the dental clinic to the multidisciplinary pain clinic
Author(s) -
Delcanho Robert,
Peck Chris
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australian endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1747-4477
pISSN - 1329-1947
DOI - 10.1111/aej.12276
Subject(s) - medicine , neuropathic pain , multidisciplinary approach , orofacial pain , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , intensive care medicine , consistency (knowledge bases) , pain management , physical therapy , surgery , anesthesia , pathology , social science , geometry , mathematics , sociology
An understanding of the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and evidence‐based management of the various neuropathic orofacial pain conditions is particularly important for dental practitioners, as these conditions may present as, and are frequently misdiagnosed as being of dental origin. This may lead to inappropriate, invasive, irreversible, and potentially pain aggravating dental treatment. A consistent approach to assessment and management of neuropathic pain is essential to better understand the burden of this disease and determine, through research, whether or not management strategies are effective. Importantly, this consistency provides a common language for health practitioners, patients, researchers, funding bodies, policy makers and other groups involved directly or indirectly in pain management.