"Facial Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent facial pain as the primary manifestation of disease are referred to as FACIAL PAIN SYNDROMES.
| Descriptor ID |
D005157
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.330
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Dental Students' Learning Experiences and Preferences Regarding Orofacial Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Dent Educ. 2015 Oct; 79(10):1208-14.
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Dental students' perceived level of competence in orofacial pain. J Dent Educ. 2014 Oct; 78(10):1379-87.
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Investigation of change in cardinal symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis after surgical or ongoing medical management. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2015 Jan; 5(1):36-45.
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Doxepin rinse versus placebo in the treatment of acute oral mucositis pain in patients receiving head and neck radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy: a phase III, randomized, double-blind trial (NCCTG-N09C6 [Alliance]). J Clin Oncol. 2014 May 20; 32(15):1571-7.
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Effectiveness of dexamethasone iontophoresis for temporomandibular joint involvement in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Nov; 63(11):1511-6.
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Managing temporomandibular dysfunction requires accuracy. Dent Today. 2011 Oct; 30(10):144-6.
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Symptom-based presentation of chronic rhinosinusitis and symptom-specific outcomes after endoscopic sinus surgery. Am J Rhinol. 2008 May-Jun; 22(3):297-301.
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Facial arthralgia and myalgia: can they be differentiated by trigeminal sensory assessment? Pain. 2003 Aug; 104(3):481-490.