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MeSH Heading: Facial Pain
Tree Number(s): C23.888.592.612.330
Unique ID: D005157
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005157
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Craniofacial Pain; Face Pain; Myofacial Pain; Neuralgic Facial Pain; Orofacial Pain; Pain, Facial
Previous Indexing: Face (1966-1985); Facial Neuralgia (1966-1985); Pain (1966-1985); Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (1973-1985); Trigeminal Neuralgia (1966-1985)
See Also: Facial Neuralgia; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome; Trigeminal Neuralgia
Public MeSH Note: 1986
History Note: 1986
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/05/07
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

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