TMD Flashcards
when does pain become chronic?
> /=3month
4 main orgins of orofacial pain
- musculoskeletal - TMD
- neuropathic - TN, BMS, phantom tooth pain
- neurovascular - migraine, trigeminal autonomic cephagiaas
- odontogenic
what is dysesthesia
partial/comlete loss of sensation with pain
3 types of provocation testing
- tooth sleuth
- TTP
- palpation of area of discomfort
5 ENT red flags
- recurrent epistaxis
- anosmia
- perisitant nasal obstruction/discharge
- objective hearing loss
- lymphaenopathy
OMFS red flags
- near absolute trismus
- erythroplakia, leukoplakia, frank ulceration, oral mucosa
- cranial nerve dysfunction
- previous carcinoma of head/neck
- preauricular mass
- young onset trigeminal neuralgia
- numbness in trigeminal dermatome
most common musculoskeletal facial pain
TMD
symptoms of temporal (giant cell) arteritis
- temporal headache
- > 50yrs
- visual disturbances
- claudication/tiredness when eating
- palpably tener
what is temporal (giant cell) arteritis
localised temporal headache
systemic inflammatory vasculitits
transmural inflammation of intimal + mural hyperplasia –> lumen narrow
3 investigations for temporal arteritis
ESR, CRP, temporal artery biopsy
management for temporal arteritis
urgen systemic steroids
what is a common comorbidity of TMD
migraine
most common neurovascular orofacial pain
migraine
symptoms of migraine
persisitent throbbing for up to 72hrs
nausea, vomiting, photo + photophobia
aggravated by everyday function
+/- aura
most common women 35-45
examples of neuropathic pain
burning mouth syndrome
post SR wisdom teeth
phantom tooth pain
neuralgia
what type of pain is TN
episodic
what type of pain is BMS
continuous
symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia
paroxysmal, stabbing
electric like, hot needle like pain
usually unilateral
talking, chewing, touch, temp change causes pain
TN affect >/= trigeminal nerve dermatomes
investigation for trigeminal neuralgia
MRI - must exclude pathology like MS/tumour
management of trigeminal neuralgia
carbamazepine on titrating dose - profound sodium channel blocker
second line = other anticonvulsants
neurosurgery
what is burning mouth syndrome
persistent burning sensation affecting oral mucosa
what is primary BMS?
+ve history of procedure taking longer than normal
central sensitisation - non-noxious stimuli perceived so they are noxious
possible causes of secondary BMS
drug reaction - ACE inhibitors candidiasis anaemia diabetes xerostomia thyroid dysfunction inadequate tongue space -/C