Abstract

CUELLAR S., Melvin B.. EL DOLOR OROFACIAL. Univ. Cienc. Soc. [online]. 2009, vol.1, n.1, pp. 51-54. ISSN 8888-8888.

One of problems more dramatic in Medicine, is the treatment of general pain and particularly, orofacial located pain, this situation becomes many times, a real challenge to different professionals that treat this disorders, it includes Témporomandibular Disor-ders (TMD) and facial pain. Many health professionals areconfused o rdoubt about diagnosis and therapeutics behavior to resolve this problems. This article insists that is necessary to follow the recommended treatment indícate by the international literature for each case, besides observes to health professionals about the need of getting the best information about this subject in order to benefit our patients, who usually have the difficulty to choose the correct professional to resolve his problem.

Keywords : Orofacial pain; TMD (Témporomandibular Disorders); Diagnosis; Treatment.