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Steven B Graff-Radford¹, Jennifer P Bassiur²

¹The Pain Center, 444 South San Vicente #1101, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA; Section of Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain, UCLA School of Dentistry, 10833 Leconte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.

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Headache and temporomandibular disorders require integrated yet distinct treatment approaches. Management includes jaw function education, physical therapies, and medications for optimal patient outcomes.

Keywords:

Bruxism Migraine Temporomandibular disorder Tension-type headache

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Dental Medicine
Neurology
Pain Management

Background:

Headache and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) often coexist.
Effective management requires addressing both conditions concurrently but distinctly.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline a comprehensive treatment strategy for patients with coexisting headache and TMD.
To detail diagnostic considerations and therapeutic interventions for TMD impacting headache.

Main Methods:

Clinical assessment including evaluation for limited jaw opening.
Diagnostic imaging of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) when indicated.
Multimodal treatment including patient education, appliance therapy, jaw posture correction, stretching, and pharmacotherapy.

Main Results:

Conservative TMD treatments can alleviate headache symptoms.
Physical therapies like spray and stretch and trigger point injections are beneficial for myofascial pain.
Pharmacological options include anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, tricyclic antidepressants, and new-generation antiepileptic drugs.
Arthrocentesis or arthroscopy may restore TMJ range of motion.

Conclusions:

Integrated treatment of headache and TMD is crucial.
A stepwise approach involving conservative measures, physical therapy, and medication is effective.
Surgical interventions are considered for refractory cases to improve joint function.