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This revised and expanded edition highlights the importance of understanding the biologic and psychologic pain mechanisms to prepare clinicians who treat patients presenting with a variety of pain symptoms. In addition to presenting objective definitions and descriptions of pain and its physical effects, the authors include evidence-based research on how the pain experience may be influenced by genetics, gender, or individual psychosocial and health histories. Extending well beyond basic toothache and TMDs, this book covers pathologic conditions of surrounding orofacial structures and nonodontogenic pain disorders that may manifest as orofacial pain as well, including new chapters on headache and orofacial pain related movement disorders. Chapters on management guide clinicians on how to develop practical and compassionate treatment plans based on logical evaluation methods, accurate diagnosis, and appropriate pharmacologic treatment, or how to decide when referral to other health care providers is warranted. A series of case studies demonstrates the effective application of this information to clinical situations. Author Information Barry J. Sessle, BDS, BSc, MDS, PhD, DSc(hc) is Professor in the Department of Physiology of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gilles Lavigne DMD, MSc, PhD is a Full Professor, Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada. He earned a degree in Oral Medicine from Georgetown University, Washington DC, and his MSc and PhD at the Universities of Montreal and Toronto, respectively. James P. Lund BDS, PhD earned his Bachelor of Dental Science in 1966 from the University of Adelaide, Australia. He earned his PhD in Physiology in 1971 at the University of University of Western Ontario, Canada. In 1995, Dr. Lund was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at McGill University. He passed away December 2009. Ronald Dubner DDS, PhD is Professor, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Dentistry.
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