Authors : Altaf Hussain, Tauseefa Jan, Nusrat Nazir
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijohd.2019.024
Volume : 5
Issue : 2
Year : 2019
Page No : 113-117
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine most common cause of orofacial pain and gender distribution.
Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study that included 200 patients that reported to our Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology with orofacial pain.
Results: Out of 200 patients 130 (65%) were females and 70(35%) were males with age range of above 15 to 65 year. Temporomandibular disorders were most common cause orofacial pain .58 cases (29%) out of 200 were temporomandibular disorders with 38(19%) cases of females and 20(10%) cases of males followed by myofacial pain in 48% cases and least incidence of traumatic neuritis in 3% cases.
Conclusion: Chronic orofacial pain is a diagnostic challenge and it is possible therefore to make a misdiagnosis Multidisciplinary OFP assessment ideally also includes psychometrics, pain profiling, quantitative sensory testing, haematology and imaging where indicated.
Keywords: Orofacial pain, Neuropathic pain, Nociceptive pain, Somatosensory.