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1 online resource (xii, 196 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Epidemiology of orofacial pain; 2 History and examination; 3 Investigations; 4 Classification and diagnosis of orofacial pain; 5 Overall management of facial pain; 6 Dental causes of orofacial pain; 7 Burning mouth syndrome (BMS); 8 Persistent idiopathic facial pain (atypical facial pain); 9 Temporomandibular disorders (TMD); 10 Trigeminal neuralgia; 11 Neuropathic pain; 12 Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias; 13 Orofacial pain disorders -- linking phenotype to genotype; 14 Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S. |
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TU; V; W; X; Z. |
| Summary |
Orofacial pain - defined as pain lasting over three months in the mouth or face - is increasing in prevelance, with approximately 7% of the UK population having experienced it. It is currently managed by either dentists or general medical practitioners, both of whom have radically different approaches to treatment. While management of orofacial pain has improved quite dramatically over recent years, it is essential that dentists and general practitioners are aware of these advancesand of the differences in their approaches. This concise handbook takes an evidence-based psychosocial approach to. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Orofacial pain -- Treatment.
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Orofacial pain. |
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Facial Pain. |
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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders. |
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Burning Mouth Syndrome. |
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Trigeminal Neuralgia. |
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Handbook.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Zakrzewska, Joanna M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Orofacial pain. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199236695 (DLC) 2009406721 (OCoLC)316435290 |
| ISBN |
9780191575334 (electronic book) |
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019157533X (electronic book) |
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9780199236695 |
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0199236690 |
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