Module 2: Understanding Orofacial Pain

– Concepts of Orofacial Pain

– Pain. Etiology. Basic concepts

– Pain. Basic concepts

– Classification of orofacial pain

– Functional Anatomy of the Brain

– The onset of pain due to fear, stress, anxiety, depression

– The dependence of human behavior on the limbic system.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

– The neurogenic structures

– The neuron. Anatomy

– Classification of afferent neurons

– The action potential

– The role of knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of orofacial pain for a dentist

– The mechanism of pain

– Neuroanatomy of Orofacial Pain

– Neurophysiology of Orofacial Pain

– The myotatic reflex

– The nociceptive reflex

– The role of the peripheral nervous system in the occurrence of pain.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

– Pain Concepts: Past and Present

– The Evolution of Pain Theories

– The mechanism of pain

– Mechanistic model of the disease

– Biopsychosocial model of the disease

– Comparison of the mechanistic and biopsychosocial pain model

– Differential diagnosis of orofacial pain.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

– Primary and heterotopic pain

– Types of heterotopic pain

– Referred pain. Clinical characteristics. Mechanism of occurrence

– Differential diagnosis of true pain from referred

– Identification of the source of pain before diagnosis and treatment

– Simple clinical guidelines for detecting pain.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

– The role of knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of orofacial pain for a dentist

– The mechanism of pain

– The onset of fast and slow pain

– Reticular formation. Functions Performed

– Brainstem Centers (nuclei). Functions Performed

– Ventricular system of the brain. Functions Performed

– Periaqueductal gray. Functions Performed

– Thalamus. Hypothalamus. Functions Performed

– Cerebellum. Functions Performed

– Limbic system. Functions Performed

– Functional areas of the brain responsible for the occurrence of pain

– The role of the central nervous system in the occurrence of pain.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.