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Facial Pain

Medical Definition:	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.
Also Called:	Craniofacial Pain,Myofacial Pain,Neuralgic Facial Pain,Orofacial Pain,Referred Facial Pain
Previously Indexed:	Face (1966-1985),Facial Neuralgia (1966-1985),Pain (1966-1985),Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (1973-1985),Trigeminal Neuralgia (1966-1985)

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