Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorder , When a patient complains of orofacial pain, health care providers must make a correct diagnosis. Doing this can be difficult, since various signs and symptoms may not be specific for 1 particular problem or disorder. One initially should formulate a broad differential diagnosis that can be narrowed after analysis of the history and examination. In this article, orofacial pain is categorized as being caused by: intracranial pain, headaches, neuropathic pain, intraoral pain, temporomandibular disorder, cervical pain, pain related to anatomically associated structures, referred pain, or mental illness. , http://bit.ly/10pgP8I

Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorder , When a patient complains of orofacial pain, health care providers must make a correct diagnosis. Doing this can be difficult, since various signs and symptoms may not be specific for 1 particular problem or disorder. One initially should formulate a broad differential diagnosis that can be narrowed after analysis of the history and examination. In this article, orofacial pain is categorized as being caused by: intracranial pain, headaches, neuropathic pain, intraoral pain, temporomandibular disorder, cervical pain, pain related to anatomically associated structures, referred pain, or mental illness. , http://bit.ly/10pgP8I , via Dental Teach " Daily Dental Info " http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=624455714245648&set=a.624455437579009.1073741869.110664842291407&type=1