Acute orofacial pain Flashcards
What are the causes of facial pain?
Local disease
Neurological pain
Vascular pain
referred pain
Physchogenic pain
What questions should be asked in a detailed pain history?
SOCRATES
Site
Onset
Character
Radiation
Associating factors
Time
Exacerbating factors
What are the local causes of orofacial pain?
Teeth
Supporting tissues and mucosa
sinuses
salivary glands
TMJ
Intercranial pressure
what are the causes of odontogenic pain?
Dentinal
Pulpal
periodontal
Absess
Periapicle
Pericoronal
gingival
Mucosal
what type of pain is dentinal pain?
Sharp
Provoked
What are the symptoms of pulpal pain?
pooly localised
Throbbing
Spontaneous
exacerbated by temperature chance
May be worse on lying down
What are the symptons of periodontal pain?
Less severe
Localised
Associated mobility
More tender to lateral pressure than vertical pressure
Lateral periodontal absess- Well localised pain with pus,
Symptoms of acute apical periodontitis?
Long lasting, sever spontaneous pain
Well localised
Exacerbated on biting
vestibular tenderness +- facial swelling
May have sinus at apical level
What causes an absess and where can it spread?
May be a result of apical, periodontal or combined disease (Perioendo lesion)
Infection will follow the path of least resistance in order to drain, When the periosteum has been breached then pus will track into the adjacent tissue spaces. This can present as a fat face or trismus
How do you treat purulent infections?
DRAINAGE
Antimicrobials should only be used as an adjunct and can be used for two reasons
- Limit the spread of local infection
- Prevent metastatic spread of
What are the symtoms of systemic infection?
Raised temperature (axilla 36.8 degrees Celcius) indicated raised endotoxin (powerful mediators of temperature regulation)
Regional lymphadenopathy
uncontrolled or spreading of swelling
trismus
malaise
medically compromised patients
What dosage and lenght should you give when prescribing antimicrobials?
Lowest does possible should be used for the shortest possible time.
Antimicrobail therapy should be stopped once systemic
What are the guidelines for antimicrobials for an acute dentoalveloar infection?
- Amoxicillin 250mg tds for 3 days then r/v
- Metronidazole 200mg tds for 3 days then r/v
- Clindamycin 150mg qds for 3 days then r/v
What are the antibiotic guidlines for PERICORONITIS, ACUTE PERIODONTAL ABSCESS ANUG (anaerobic infections)?
. Metronidazole 200mg tds for 3 days
What are the indications for antibiotics for ORO-ANTRAL FISTULA or ACUTE MAXILLARY SINUSITIS
- Amoxicillin 250mg tds for 5 days
- Doxycycline 200mg initial dose, then 100mg od for 5 days
Immunocomprismised patient may need more radical treatment