Includes bibliographical references and index.

The art of listening : communicating effectively with a patient in pain / Andrew D. Wolvin -- Causes of pain in the orofacial region / Vishal. R. Aggarwal, Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks -- Gathering information for an accurate pain diagnosis / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks -- Analyzing patients in pain : describing pain and the importance of descriptors / Alex Moule and Lamar hicks -- Analyzing patients in pain : observing patients in pain / Alex Moule and Tareq AlAli -- Analyzing pain descriptions : associations with cold and heat / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks -- Analyzing pain descriptions : pain on biting or eating and other considerations / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks -- Analyzing pain descriptions : time analysis and the diagnosis of orofacial pain / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks -- Analyzing pain descriptions : factors influencing the pain / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks -- Tests and testing / Alex Moule and Unni Krishnan -- Diagnosing dental pain / Alex Moule and, Unni Krishnan -- Diagnosing cracked (fractured) teeth / Alex Moule and Lamar Hicks -- Diagnosing joint and muscle pain / Chris Moule and Iven Klineberg -- Diagnosing pain referral from neck and shoulders / Scott Cook and Alex Moule -- Diagnosing pain from the sinuses / Unni Krishnan and Alex Moule -- Diagnosing tension headaches and migraine / David Mock -- Diagnosing cluster headache / Kerryn Green -- Diagnosing trigeminal neuralgias / Kerryn Green -- Viruses as a cause of orofacial pain / Michael Apicella -- Vascular causes of headaches / Mark Paine -- Diagnosing oral neuropathic pain / E. Russell Vickers and Alex Moule -- Referral strategies for orofacial pain cases : reasons for referral / E. Russell Vickers, Alex Moule.