Targeted Management of Orofacial Pain: From Pharmacology to Temporomandibular Joint Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 147
Special Issue Editors
2. Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ca’Foncello Hospital, ASL 2 Marca Trevigiana, 31100 Treviso, Italy
Interests: oral surgery; operative dentistryoral diseases; prognosis; periodontics and oral pathology; clinical dentistry; implant dentistry
Interests: bruxism; temporomandibular disorders; temporomandibular joint; orofacial pain
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Interests: oropharyngeal; photobiomodulation therapy; orofacial pain
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Orofacial pain encompasses a heterogeneous group of conditions ranging from acute nociceptive disorders to complex chronic pain syndromes, including neuropathic pain, burning mouth syndrome, and persistent idiopathic facial pain. For the majority of patients, management relies on conservative strategies, with pharmacological therapy representing the mainstay of treatment for chronic and non-structural forms of orofacial pain. Despite advances in pain neuroscience, significant challenges remain in selecting effective medications, tailoring therapy to individual pain mechanisms, and managing long-term outcomes while minimizing adverse effects. In parallel, a subset of patients with advanced degenerative or structural temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders may benefit from surgical intervention when conservative approaches fail. This Special Issue aims to provide an updated and clinically oriented overview of conservative and surgical strategies for orofacial pain management, with particular emphasis on emerging pharmacological approaches for chronic pain conditions and evidence-based indications for TMJ surgery. We invite original research, systematic reviews, clinical trials, and therapeutic effectiveness, and integrated care pathways to advance the precision and rational management of orofacial pain.
Dr. Matteo Val
Dr. Luca Guarda-Nardini
Dr. Giulia Ottaviani
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- orofacial pain
- chronic orofacial pain
- neuropathic pain
- pharmacological management
- temporomandibular joint disorders
- degenerative TMJ disease
- conservative treatment
- surgical management
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