Facial pain syndrome

There is strong evidence to show that chronic orofacial pain including AFP is associated with psychological factors. An additional consideration is the painful neuroma related to a sensory nerve with critical sensory function. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Oxford: Oxford University Press. A This pattern is seen for the right cheek in the patient in Fig. Journal List Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr v. No usual precipitating or relieving factors.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. It is unfortunate that many of these people were told they had psychological problems. If the patient with chronic facial pain can point to a trigger point that sets off the pain, and if the area of pain corresponds with a known anatomic distribution of a branch of the trigeminal nerve, then it is likely that a neuroma is present.