Orofacial Pain

A Guide to Medications and Management

Glenn T. Clark, Raymond A. Dionne, Glenn T. Clark, Raymond A. Dionne

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9780813815596
• eBook ISBN:
  9781119949183
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Oral Health & Surgery

Orofacial Pain: A Guide to Medications and Management brings together guidance and information on the rational use of medications for the treatment of chronic orofacial pain. Focusing on clinically relevant information throughout and aiming itself squarely at the needs of dentists and other clinicians working directly with orofacial pain, the book covers the use of oral, injectable and topical medications for managing neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain, headache, and uncommon orofacial pain disorders.  Useful features, such as discussion of the top 60 medications prescribed for orofacial pain, are integrated with comprehensive coverage of drug types, pharmacolegal issues, and the interaction of medication management with other treatment strategies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 The 30 most prevalent chronic painful diseases, disorders, and dysfunctions that occur in the orofacial region
• Chapter 2 Top 60 most important medications used in an orofacial pain treatment center
• Chapter 3 Nonopioid analgesics, salicylates, NSAIDs, and corticosteroids for chronic pain
• Chapter 4 Opioids for chronic orofacial pain with a focus on nonmalignant chronic pain
• Chapter 5 Nocebo-responsive patients and topical pain control agents used for orofacial and mucosal pain
• Chapter 6 Anticonvulsant agents used for neuropathic pain including trigeminal neuralgia
• Chapter 7 Skeletal muscle relaxants and antispasticity drugs for orofacial pain disorders
• Chapter 8 Psychopharmacologic agents (antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and psychostimulants) used in chronic pain
• Chapter 9 Antibacterial agents as analgesics in chronic pain
• Chapter 10 Using oral medications, infusions, and injections for differential diagnosis of orofacial pain
• Chapter 11 Interventional therapy and injected agents for orofacial pain and spasm (including botulinum toxin)
• Chapter 12 Treatment for oral mucositis and noninfectious, non-neoplastic oral ulcerations
• Chapter 13 Management of orofacial pain and other co-morbidities in oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal cancer patients
• Chapter 14 Burning mouth syndrome: an update on diagnosis and treatment methods
• Chapter 15 Headaches with a focus on chronic daily headache medications
• Chapter 16 Differential diagnosis and management of masticatory myogenous pain and dysfunction
• Chapter 17 Diagnosing and managing chronic trigeminal neuropathy
• Chapter 18 Temporomandibular joint arthritis: implications, diagnosis, and management
• Chapter 19 Five oral motor disorders: habitual tooth clenching and other involuntary oral motor disorders
• Chapter 20 Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint internal derangements
• Appendix: Drug list
• Index