Obi Egbuniwe
Honorary Clinical Researcher, Department of Oral Surgery, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College Hospital London, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9RS, UK
Pain part 5b: non-odontogenic dysfunctional pain
Tara RentonThis is defined as pain that is present one year or longer post-surgical procedure, that is unexplained by local factors and is best described as neuropathic in nature..
Pain paper 2b: classification of orofacial pain and an update on assessment and diagnosis
Obi EgbuniweThere have been several attempts to classify chronic orofacial pain (OFP) conditions by pain associations. The most used main categories have either been topographical (odontogenic versus...
Pain part 2a: trigeminal anatomy related to pain
Tara RentonThe trigeminal nerve supplies general sensory supply to the face, scalp and mouth (Figure 1). A vast proportion of the sensory cortex represents the trigeminal input (over 50%).1.