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Management of Orofacial Neuropathic Pain

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Orofacial neuropathic pain poses significant challenges to the managing clinician as well as to the patient suffering from the pain. The challenges are exemplified by the complex clinical presentation of the symptoms and the lack of clarity in the pathophysiology leading to the development of this condition. This chapter introduces the various types of orofacial neuropathic pain and their respective treatment strategies.

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  1. Minnesota Head and Neck Pain Clinic, Twin Cities, MN, USA

    Subha Giri B.D.S., M.S.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Nalini Vadivelu

  2. Department of Periodontology, Annoor Dental College, Kerala, India

    Amarender Vadivelu

  3. Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Alan David Kaye

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Giri, S. (2014). Management of Orofacial Neuropathic Pain. In: Vadivelu, N., Vadivelu, A., Kaye, A. (eds) Orofacial Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01875-1_12

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