Oral Pain and Its Management Flashcards
_____ is the most prevalent type of pain in the orofacial region
Toothache (odontalgia)
T/F: Not all pains are the same, not all toothaches are the same
True
Pulpal and Periodontal pain are categorized as ______ orofacial pain
Odontogenic pain
Myofascial, Sinus/nasal, Neurovascular, Neuropathic, Idiopathic, Cardiogenic (rare), and Systemic (rare) pain are categorized as ______ orofacial pain
Non-Odontogenic pain
Temporomandibular Disorders are more common in males or females?
Females
Temporomandibular Disorders need treatment what percent of the time?
3.6-7%
Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage
pain
_____ Instills protective behavior but if unabated, pain can be harmful
pain
________: It is always subjective; It may or may not be tied to a stimulus; It is always a consequence of an emotional experience and psychological state
pain
Environmental stimulus (thermal, mechanical, chemical, polymodal), Receptor activation•Generation of action potential, Transmission through primary afferent to dorsal horn, and Projection from dorsal horn to brain for perception and interpretation are ways we experience _____
pain
____ is not pain until it reaches and is processed by higher centers (supraspinal structures)
nociception
_____ is a symphony - a complex response that includes not just a distinct sensation but also motor activity, a change in emotion, a focusing of attention, a brand new memory
pain
____ and ____ are descending pathways of pain modulation
supraspinal and spinal pathways
The _____ pathway (descending) are influenced by psychological factors; neurons from the cortex and amygdala; periaqueductal gray and rostroventral medulla
supraspinal
The ____ pathway (descending) are associated with endogenous opioid signaling and non-opiod inhibitory neurotransmitters
spinal
Serotonin, noradrenaline, GABA, and glycine are _________ neurotransmitters
non-opioid inhibitory
_____ is a dynamic process that can occur at multiple levels of the ascending and descending pathways
pain modulation
_____ is characterized by an increased responsiveness of nociceptive neurons under normal input and by a recruitment of a response (APs) under subthreshold input
sensitization