Atypical facial pain: Is it still a diagnostic wastebasket?
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Atypical facial pain--a diagnostic challenge.
BACKGROUND Facial pain is a relatively frequent cause of presentation to both general medical and dental practitioners. Although in the vast majority of cases the cause is dental disease or tempero-mandibular joint dysfunction, the remaining patients are often difficult to diagnose and treat. OBJECTIVE This article discusses the differential diagnosis of facial pain and presents three cases o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pain
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0970-5333
DOI: 10.4103/0970-5333.145900