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Facial Pain

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Definition: Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent facial pain as the primary manifestation of disease are referred to as FACIAL PAIN SYNDROMES.     
See Also Facial Neuralgia; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome; Trigeminal Neuralgia 		Other names Pain, Facial; Orofacial Pain; Myofacial Pain; Craniofacial Pain; Pain, Orofacial; Pain, Neuralgic Facial; Pain, Myofacial; Pain, Face; Facial Pain, Neuralgic; Neuralgic Facial Pain; Face Pain; Pain, Craniofacial

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