Management of Chronic Facial Pain

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction

Gedge D. Rosson²  A. Lee Dellon¹  Christopher G. Williams² 

[1] Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland;Division of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

关键词: Facial pain;    trauma;    neuroma;    trigeminal nerve;   

DOI  :  10.1055/s-0029-1202593

学科分类：口腔科学

来源: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

【 摘 要 】

Pain persisting for at least 6 months is defined as chronic. Chronic facial pain conditions often take on lives of their own deleteriously changing the lives of the sufferer. Although much is known about facial pain, it is clear that those physicians who treat these conditions should continue elucidating the mechanisms and defining successful treatment strategies for these life-changing conditions. This article will review many of the classic causes of chronic facial pain due to the trigeminal nerve and its branches that are amenable to surgical therapies. Testing of facial sensibility is described and its utility introduced. We will also introduce some of the current hypotheses of atypical facial pain and headaches secondary to chronic nerve compressions and will suggest possible treatment strategies.

【 授权许可】

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