Chronic facial pain and headache

It is caused by infections of a fluid or mucus…. Master dentistry volume 1, oral and maxillofacial surgery, radiology, pathology and oral medicine 2nd ed. Because of the lack of clear etiological data, a NICO diagnosis should be considered only as a last resort when all possible local odontogenic causes for facial pain have been eliminated. A combination of techniques can be implemented depending on attack frequency and severity. Neurosurgical Focus. The secondary goal is careful management of any residual headache to minimize the risk of medication overuse headache.

Implantation of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve into the pronator quadratus for treatment of painful neuroma. The innervation of the TMJ has been described. Following the paradigm for the treatment of the painful neuroma in the extremity, the senior author has treated this problem successfully by identifying the nerve in the posterior cervical triangle as it exits the sternocleidomastoid muscle, interrupting its nerve function at this point not necessary to reopen the rhytidectomy incision , and implanting the nerve into the deep surface of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Normal sensation of the human face and neck.