The August issue of the CDA Journal is an update on chronic orofacial pain.

Persistent Orodental Pain, Atypical Odontalgia, and Phantom Tooth Pain: When Are They Neuropathic Disorders?
This article focuses on the diagnosis, etiology and pharmacologic management of unrelenting pain in the teeth, gingival, palatal or alveolar tissues that do not respond to the usual and customary dental-medical treatments.
Glenn T. Clark, DDS, MS

Burning Mouth Syndrome: An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment Methods
Imagine the frustration of having a chronic painful disorder that cannot be definitively diagnosed, interferes with eating, becomes worse with time, has no known cause, and for which there is no highly effective treatment. This paper provides new information related to burning mouth syndrome.
Piedad Suarez, DDS, and Glenn T. Clark, DDS

Orofacial Muscle Pain: New Advances in Concept and Therapy
Treatment options of the myogenous masticatory pain conditions, as well as several types of pharmacologic agents, are presented in this article.
Ana Cristina Lotaif, DDS, MS; Somsak Mitrirattanakul, DDS, PhD; and Glenn T. Clark, DDS, MS

Diagnostic Imaging for Chronic Orofacial Pain, Maxillofacial Osseous and Soft Tissue Pathology and Temporomandibular Disorders
A review of the common disorders of concern to a dentist trying to diagnose sources of pain or symptoms.
Werner Shintaku, DDS, MS; Reyes Enciso, PhD; Jack Broussard, DDS; and Glenn T. Clark, DDS, MS

Using Oral Medications, Infusions and Injections for Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain
This paper discusses how various medicines may be utilized as diagnostic tests.
Saravanan Ram BDS, MDS; Satish K.S. Kumar BDS, MDSc; and Glenn T. Clark, DDS, MS

Medical Management of Oral Motor Disorders: Dystonia, Dyskinesia and Drug-Induced Dystonic Extrapyramidal Reactions
A review of three of the involuntary hyperkinetic motor disorders that affect the orofacial region.
Glenn T. Clark, DDS, MS

Impressions/
Looks, Ease Driving Use of Mini-implants

Dr. Bob/
A Crowning Moment … Not So Much
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS

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