Anhaltende idiopathischer Gesichtsschmerz und atypische Odontalgie Persistent idiopathic facial pain and atypical odontalgia
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چکیده
The terms‚ persistent idiopathic facial pain’ (PIFP) and ‚Atypical Odontalgia’ (AO) are currently used as exclusion diagnoses for chronic toothache and chronic facial pain. Knowledge about these pain conditions in medical and dental practices is of crucial importance for avoiding iatrogenic tissue damage by iatrogenic invasive interventions such as endodontic treatment and tooth extraction. In the present work, etiology and pathogenesis, differential diagnostic criteria and diagnostic approaches are explained and therapeutic principles are presented.
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