Treatment & Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain
Archive for July, 2012
Treatment & Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain
Thursday, July 26th, 2012Much of the information to date has been mostly about TMJ issues. TMJ is really but a segment or a part of the practice of orofacial pain treatment. We see, in my office or at the dental school orofacial pain clinic where I teach, many patients with a variety of pain issues. Solving them is […]
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Thursday, July 26th, 2012Last time I described Trigeminal neuralgia. Once it has been diagnosed, what is to be done about it? Usually, medication is used to control the painful episodes of the sharp lancinating pain. The main class of medications, used for the control Trigeminal Neuralgia is the antieleptics, sometimes called anticonvulsives. Drugs like Tegretol or Trileptal are […]
Common Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain Symptoms
Thursday, July 12th, 2012Trigeminal neuralgia symptoms and pain is a fairly common condition affecting people who are over 50 years old. It is sometimes referred to as “idiopathic” in that there does not seem to be a specific cause for it. When people first develop this problem, they often see their dentist because the pain is in the […]
