Non odontogenic pain.pdf

Content th Due to the complexity of head and neck area, many specialists working in the same framework. Each specialty cover pieces of a complex mesh that give and receive orders from the whole body. Dentist and many other specialists working in the same area: Otorhinolaryngologist, neu...

Content th Due to the complexity of head and neck area, many specialists working in the same framework. Each specialty cover pieces of a complex mesh that give and receive orders from the whole body. Dentist and many other specialists working in the same area: Otorhinolaryngologist, neurologist, etc. Neural structure Neural structure Peripheral nervous system Central nervous system second order neurons: Ascending Central nervous system second order neurons: descending Central nervous system Third order neuron Review of neurophysiology Terminology Pain An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. Pain arising from activation of nociceptors. Neuropathic pain somatosensory system Peripheral Sensitization Central Sensitization Central Sensitization Types of heterotopic pain Non-odontogenic toothache revisited Referred pain th Referred pain th Features of dental pain Non-odontogenic pain after dental treatment Neuroma Neuritis Neuropathy F E AT URES. D I F FERE NT I AL D I AG NOSI S. Features Sources Chief Complaint Extra-oral examination Extra-oral examination Extra-oral examination Extra-oral examination Summary References th