facial pain syndromes meaning

[Medicine]
Neuralgic syndromes and other conditions which feature chronic or recurrent FACIAL PAIN as the primary manifestation of disease. Disorders of the trigeminal and facial nerves are frequently associated with these conditions.

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Examples

1. the facial pain syndrome : an analysis of 80 cases
2. Dental pain can simulate virtually any facial pain syndrome.
3. There are presently no accepted medical tests which consistently discriminate between facial pain syndromes or differentiate Atypical Facial Pain from other syndromes.
4. Another chronic facial pain syndrome which can mimic toothache is temporomandibular disorder ( temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome ), which is very common.