Sökning: "orofacial pain"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden orofacial pain.
1. Chronic intraoral pain - assessment of diagnostic methods and prognosis
Sammanfattning : The overall goal of this thesis was to broaden our knowledge of chronic intraoral pain. The research questions were:•What methods can be used to differentiate inflammatory, odontogenic tooth pain from pain that presents as toothache but is non-odontogenic in origin?•What is the prognosis of chronic tooth pain of non-odontogenic origin, and which factors affect the prognosis?Atypical odontalgia (AO) is a relatively rare but severe and chronic pain condition affecting the dentoalveolar region. LÄS MER
2. Chronic orofacial pain. Understanding patients from two perspectives : the clinical view and the patient's experience
Sammanfattning : Det övergripande syftet har varit att studera patienter med långvarig ansiktssmärta dels från ett kliniskt perspektiv och dels från patientens perspektiv. Samtliga patienter som ingått i studierna var remitterade till Tandvårdshögskolan i Malmö pga långvarig ansiktssmärta. LÄS MER
3. Pain and disability in the jaw and neck regions after whiplash trauma : a short- and long-term perspective
Sammanfattning : Whiplash trauma, a hyperextension-flexion trauma to the neck that is often related to a car accident, affects tens of thousands in Sweden every year. A significant proportion will develop long-term symptoms including neck pain and dysfunction – this is embraced as Whiplash associated disorders (WAD). LÄS MER
4. Temporomandibular disorders : incidence, course, and risk factors
Sammanfattning : Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) embrace pain and dysfunction in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and jaw muscles. TMD is a prevalent condition in the population and constitutes a significant health problem. LÄS MER
5. The Temporomandibular Joint in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis : Psychosocial, clinical, imaging and parotid saliva biomarkers
Sammanfattning : Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children. The disease can affect the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and cause orofacial growth disturbances, pain, and jaw dysfunction. TMJ arthritis is often asymptomatic and therefore a challenging joint to diagnose. LÄS MER