Differential Diagnosis of Oro Maxillofacial pain-Chart

Oro facial pain is one common cause patients seek dental treatments. It could be simply a local cause like dental caries or any other pathology involving adjacent structures. Other way it could be a psychogenic pain.
Causes for Oro-Facial pain

Local Causes

• Dental caries (Reersible pulpitis, Irreversible pulpitis, Periapical periodontitis)
• Periodontal disease

Neurological Disorders

• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Glosopharyngeal  neuralgia
• Malignant neoplasams in volving trigeminal nerve
• Herpes Zoster

Psychogenic causes

• Atypical facial pain 

Vascular Disorders

• Migraine
• Migranous neuralgia
• Giant cell arteritis

Referred pain

• Angina
• Nasopharyngeal
• Occular
• Aural
• Maxillary sinus
• Chest disease ( Very rare)

This chart will help you to diagnose Oro Facial pain.

Diagnostic hierarchy for chronic headache and oro facial pain