Chronic orofacial pain conditions can be particularly difficult to diagnose and treat because
of their complexity and limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying their aetiology …

Definition and taxonomy This review deals with neuropathic pain of traumatic origin affecting
the trigeminal nerve, ie painful post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy (PTTN) …

Background Persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) is a chronic disorder recurring daily for
more than two hours per day over more than three months, in the absence of clinical …

Chronic oro‐facial pain conditions such as persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP), atypical
odontalgia (AO) and burning mouth syndrome (BMS), usually grouped together under the …

Background The diagnosis of chronic primary pain (CPP), according to the recently released
International Classification of Disease (ICD‐11) criteria, refers to conditions with complex …

The pathophysiology and underlying pain mechanisms of temporomandibular disorders
(TMD) are poorly understood. The aims were to assess somatosensory function at the …

The oral cavity is a portal into the digestive system, which exhibits unique sensory
properties. Like facial skin, the oral mucosa needs to be exquisitely sensitive and selective …

Abnormal endogenous pain modulation was suggested as a potential mechanism for
chronic pain, ie, increased pain facilitation and/or impaired pain inhibition underlying …

Neuropathic pain (NP) has been recently redefined as “pain arising as a direct consequence
of any lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system.” 1 NP may result from active or …

2. Materials and methods The study was conducted at the Rutgers School of Dental
Medicine (at the study time, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New …