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- The cardinal signs and symptoms of TMD are pain in joint and/or muscles of mastication, joint sounds usually described as a click and limitation of mandibular movement
- These are often accompanied by other orofacial pain which can complicate diagnosis and treatment
- In this booklet, we will look at some of these conditions and how they impact on our diagnosis and management
- presents some red flags that should make one think again
Preface
- This book concentrates on pain in the orofacial region that is not primarily related to teeth or the periodontium. Tooth and periodontal related pain is well understood and managed in the primary care setting. Dentists are very well equipped to diagnose and treat both acute and chronic dental pain.Non – dental orofacial pain presents a number of challenges both because of its wide variety of origins and because of the different accompanying signs and symptoms.In this book we will concentrate on temporomandibular disorders and particularly the effect of co – morbid pain conditions on its diagnosis and treatment paths. We also will consider headaches and particularly three of the primary headaches. We will also look at the orofacial neuropathies and some of their features and then at some less common pain conditions.We hope that after reading this book, you will be able to appreciate some of the main features of these different conditions, be aware of their impact on diagnosis and management and have some guidance as to when to refer.Most of all however, it should give clinicians a useful overview of a very complex field
About the author
Vic Miller qualified at Stellenbosch University Faculty of Dentistry, South Africa in 1977, then studied craniomandibular disorders in the USA, and Canada. From 1992 to 1996 taught at the Hebrew University School of Dental Medicine and worked at the TMD clinic, Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheva then at the TMD unit, School of Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. He has lectured and published widely in the field. He has run a practice limited to TMD for the past 25 years and is at present also on the Faculty of the Dental School, Queen Mary, University of London.