The Royal Free London (RFL) Maxillofacial Clinic treats a range of conditions including facial pain.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

Aged 18+ suffering from any of the following:

• burning mouth syndrome
• rare facial pains (post herpetic neuralgia and neuropathic pain)
• persistent idiopathic facial pain of non-dental origin (previously termed atypical facial pain)
• trigeminal neuralgia (primary and secondary)
• trigeminal neuropathic pain
• temporomandibular (TMD)/myofacial pain
• trauma to face/jaw
• head/neck infections
• various head/neck cancers
• salivary gland diseases
• heavily decayed tooth removal
• wisdom tooth removal
• facial deformities
• jaw joint conditions
• facial pain
• cysts and tumours of the jaws
• severe oral ulceration.

Exclusions

• orofacial pain complicated by other factors such as psychiatric/personality disorders and/or psychological problems.

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