oro-facial pain including chronic facial pain Flashcards
What is the most common facial pain (1)
Dental pain
Types of dental pain caused by teeth (4)
Caries/ exposed dentine
Pulpal pain
Perapical pain
Cracked tooth syndrome
Types of dental pain caused by gingiva/ periodontium (6)
Periodontitis Pericoronitis Malignancy Periodontal abscess Lateral periodontal lesion Trauma (direct; ortho; bruxism)
Types of dental pain caused by bone (1)
Osteomyelitis
Other types of dental pain (2)
Post operative pain
Referred dental pain
Examples of aggravating/ alleviating factors (6)
Effect of functional activities -talking,chewing,washing,lying down Parafunctional activities -clenching,grinding,habits Hot/cold Sleep disturbance Analgesic usefulness Stress (relationship to)
Location of pain - where exactly? (3)
Deep/Superficial/skin
In the tooth “a toothache”
In the bone /under the tooth
Character-types of pain (6)
Sharp Shooting Throbbing Aching Burning Nagging/terrifying
Frequency of pain (4)
Constant Intermittent Now and then Paroxsysms -an uncontrollable outburst -a sudden attack
Associated symptoms with pain (4)
Clicking /noise of jaw
Tearing
Facial flushing
Swelling
Epidemiology of chronic facial pain (1)
7-14% of population MAY have chronic facial pain
What parts of pain history are important with chronic pain? (2)
Family history
Social history
How many people get toothache? (1) Lipton et al 1993
12% of population in previous 6 months
Acute pulpitis symptoms (5)
Difficult to localise Changes with time Hypersensitive to stimuli Poor response to analgesics Vital
Diagnosing cracked tooth syndrome (1)
Worsened by biting
Diagnosing hypersensitivity (1)
In response to cold/ sweet
Diagnosing periapical periodontitis (3)
Localised
Painful to bite
Non vital
Types of osteitis (2)
Dry socket- acute alveolitis
Osteomyelitis /BRONJ/MRONJ
Symptoms of osteitis (4)
Deep throbbing pain, difficulty sleeping,
frequent bad taste, foul odour
Paraesthesia in osteitis (1)
pathognomonic of osteomyelitis
Post-operative pain - features (5)
Inflammatory pain Mediated by AA pathway Good surgical technique can minimise NSAID’s 3rd molar model -analgesic trials
Referred dental pain (4)
Fairly common from headache
Referred from another quadrant
Cardiac tooth pain - rare
Sinusitis