"Facial Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent facial pain as the primary manifestation of disease are referred to as FACIAL PAIN SYNDROMES.
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D005157
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.330
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Modes of hoping: understanding hope and expectation in the context of a clinical trial of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic pain. Explore (NY). 2014 Jul-Aug; 10(4):225-32.
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Comparative effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine and psychosocial care in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders-associated chronic facial pain. J Pain. 2012 Nov; 13(11):1075-89.
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Large-scale clinical endodontic research in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network: study overview and methods. J Endod. 2012 Nov; 38(11):1470-8.
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Radiographic findings in bisphosphonate-treated patients with stage 0 disease in the absence of bone exposure. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Sep; 68(9):2232-40.
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A pilot whole systems clinical trial of traditional Chinese medicine and naturopathic medicine for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jun; 14(5):475-87.