Optimal Pain Management for the Dental Team 2022 Original pdf

The latest in the series of BDJ Clinician’s Guides, like its predecessors, is written by experts in its field and aims to provide practical guidance and solutions for dental students and practitioners at all levels.

This book is a concise guide, providing a pragmatic perspective on the correct diagnosis and management of dental pain and anxiety. In twelve chapters it covers psychological theories about pain, dentine sensitivity, hypersensitivity and cracked tooth syndrome. Chronic pain, temporomandibular disorders and local anaesthesia are discussed, and optimal medical and perioperative pain management explained. It includes an overview of differential diagnoses of non-odontogenic orofacial pain and chapters on headache and rhinosinusitis.