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Clinical Evaluation of Orofacial Pain

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Pain felt in the head and neck can be very challenging for the treating clinician. There are so many possible diagnoses, all of which require specific treatments. Success can only be achieved by selecting the proper treatment for the pain condition. Therefore, differential diagnosis is the most critical element for being successful. Proper diagnosis can only be achieved by acquiring the needed information from the patient. This chapter reviews the essential elements of taking a detailed pain history and performing a thorough examination.

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  1. Orofacial Pain Program, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Jeffrey P. Okeson & Isabel Moreno Hay

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  1. UWA Dental School and Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

    Camile S. Farah

  2. UWA Dental School and Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

    Ramesh Balasubramaniam

  3. Oral Anatomy, Medicine, and Surgery Section Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia

    Michael J. McCullough

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Okeson, J.P., Moreno Hay, I. (2019). Clinical Evaluation of Orofacial Pain. In: Farah, C., Balasubramaniam, R., McCullough, M. (eds) Contemporary Oral Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72303-7_7

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