Hicks, M. Lamar
Diagnosing Dental and Orofacial Pain: A Clinical Manual
Diagnosing Dental and Orofacial Pain: A Clinical Manual approaches a complex topic in a uniquely practical way. This text offers valuable advice on ways to observe and communicate effectively with patients in pain, how to analyze a patients’ pain descriptions, and how to provide a proper diagnosis of orofacial pain problems that can arise from a myriad of sources—anywhere from teeth, joint and muscle pain, and paranasal sinuses to cluster headaches, neuralgias, neuropathic pain and viral infections.
- Helps the student and practitioner understand the diagnostic process by addressing the exact questions that need to be asked and then analyzing verbal and non-verbal responses to these
- Edited by experts with decades of clinical and teaching experience, and with contributions from international specialists
- Companion website provides additional learning materials including videos, case studies and further practical tips for examination and diagnosis
- Includes numerous color photographs and illustrations throughout to enhance text clarity
Keywords: orofacial pain; orofacial; tooth pain; tooth fracture; jaw pain; joint pain; muscle pain; dental pain; odontogenic pain; non-odontogenic pain, Pain (including Headache), Dentistry Special Topics, Pain (including Headache), Dentistry Special Topics
- Editor
- Hicks, M. Lamar
- Moule, Alex J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2015
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 152 pages
- Category
- Medicine, Health Care, Mode
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118924983
- Printed ISBN
- 9781118925003