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[Headache and teeth]

S Palla1

  • 1Klinik für Kaufunktionsstörungen und Totalprothetik, Universität Zürich.

Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
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Facial pain, headache, and toothache can be complex to diagnose, often mimicking each other. Conditions like atypical odontalgia and masticatory myoarthropathy require careful diagnosis to avoid ineffective treatments.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Dentistry
  • Pain Medicine

Context:

  • Headache, facial pain, and toothache are frequently poorly localized and can radiate to distant areas.
  • Toothache can cause facial pain and headache, but is often mimicked by other conditions, including masticatory system myoarthropathy, migraine, tension-type headache, neuropathic pain, and trigeminal neuralgia.
  • Atypical odontalgia, a non-odontogenic toothache, is challenging to diagnose and may lead to invasive dental procedures that exacerbate pain.

Purpose:

  • To differentiate between various causes of facial pain, headache, and toothache.
  • To highlight the diagnostic challenges of conditions like atypical odontalgia and masticatory system myoarthropathy.
  • To discuss the characteristics and management principles for these complex pain disorders.

Summary:

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  • Atypical odontalgia is a difficult-to-diagnose non-odontogenic toothache often requiring diagnostic blocks for accurate identification.
  • Masticatory system myoarthropathy can cause headache and facial pain, often misdiagnosed due to non-specific symptoms.
  • Burning mouth syndrome, prevalent in postmenopausal females, has poorly understood etiologies and often ineffective treatments, with spontaneous remission occurring in about half of cases.

Impact:

  • Improved diagnostic accuracy for patients presenting with complex craniofacial pain.
  • Reduced unnecessary invasive dental procedures for conditions like atypical odontalgia.
  • Better understanding and management strategies for chronic musculoskeletal disorders affecting the masticatory system and intraoral pain conditions.