Intro to Orofacial Pain Flashcards
1
Q
What is pain - definition?
A
- An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage
2
Q
How can you assess pain of the pt?
A
- Physical symptoms can be assessed by PAIN scores (McGill questionnaire)
- Emotional symptoms with psychological scores (HAD)
- QOL (quality of life) scores (OHIP)
3
Q
What are the methods in which we feel pain?
A
- Nociception
- Peripheral nerve transmission
- Spinal modulation
- Central appreciation
4
Q
Label this Embryonic nerve supply diagram
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5
Q
Label the Somatic nerve supply diagram ***
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6
Q
Trigeminal nerve questions
A
Vital for exam
7
Q
Facial nerve questions
A
For exam
8
Q
What can occur if you get shingles along facial nerve?
A
- Vesicles in face
- Vesicles in parts of ear
9
Q
What is the highest nerve an embryo has?
A
- C1
10
Q
What nerves can lead to the brain to feel pain?
A
- Brain can receive transmission from either somatic or autonomic and feel pain
