Aghabeigi B
Joint Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental and University College Hospitals, London.
Br Dent J. 1992;173(3):91-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4807944.
The two most common types of pain presented to dentists are acute orofacial pain and chronic craniofacial pain. This article presents some newer concepts in the understanding of the pathophysiology of pain. Pain perception, modulation and transmission are briefly described, followed by a discussion of the physiological and biochemical aspects of chronic and recurrent facial pain.
患者向牙医提出的两种最常见的疼痛类型是急性口腔面部疼痛和慢性颅面部疼痛。本文介绍了一些关于疼痛病理生理学理解的新观念。简要描述了疼痛感知、调节和传导，随后讨论了慢性复发性面部疼痛的生理和生化方面。
