The term 'orofacial pain' is a general term referring to any pain felt in the mouth, jaws, or face. Orofacial Pain is basically defined as pain perceived in the face or oral cavity caused by ...

[1] Patients with this condition often complain about orofacial pain that can affect a variety of structures in the head and neck. A recent study conducted by da Silva and colleagues investigated ...

The characteristics and degree of psychosocial morbidity in patients with orofacial pain is significantly related to the types of presenting orofacial symptoms. Orofacial pain is a complex ...

or “phantom tooth pain,” if edentulous—which Peter Foreman, DDS, consultant, Orofacial Pain, New Zealand, called “useless terms”—clinicians should be alert to pain that may precede or ...

The incidence of orofacial pain appears to have risen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with patients reporting spikes in facial and oral mucosal pain before and after infection. This ...

Orofacial pain may arise from a variety of local and/or regional anatomic sources and is a common reason for patients to seek care. This study sought to measure the prevalence of pain in the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for new orofacial pain complaints and related symptoms, according to a study in the Journal of the American ...

Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism Outbreak as a Possible Factor of Orofacial Pain Worsening during the COVID-19 Pandemic—Concomitant Research in Two Countries. Journal of Clinical Medicine ...

TMD can have many causes, including tooth grinding and clenching, which is experienced by up to 30% of people in the U.K. The guide, Self-Management of Chronic Orofacial Pain Including TMD ...