Pharmacologic Management of Neuropathic Pain

Authors

Yoav Nudell
Harry Dym
Feiyi Sun
Michael Benichou
Jonathan Malakan
Leslie R Halpern, New York Medical College

Author Type(s)

Faculty

Journal Title

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

First Page

61

Last Page

81

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2022

Department

Dental Medicine

Abstract

This article aims to provide the practitioner with therapeutic options to treat a broad spectrum of acute and chronic orofacial pain syndromes. The focus will be nonsurgical that the oral health care physician can implement to treat this population of patients. The World Health Organization estimated that more than 1 in every 3 people suffers from acute or chronic pain. This article is primarily devoted to medication management once the diagnosis of neuropathic pain, a true trigeminal neuralgia, or a variant of trigeminal neuralgia often referred to as traumatic neuropathic pain or traumatic trigeminal neuralgia.

Recommended Citation

Nudell, Y., Dym, H., Sun, F., Benichou, M., Malakan, J., & Halpern, L. (2022). Pharmacologic Management of Neuropathic Pain. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 34 (1), 61-81. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/nymc_fac_pubs/3626