Neuropathic orofacial pain in pediatrics
Voitenkov V.B.¹, Ekusheva E.V.<sup>2

1</sup> Pediatric Research and Clinical Center of Infectious Diseases of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, St-Petersburg
² Advanced Training Institute of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow

Despite the relatively rare development of orofacial pain in children, this area of modern medicine is a complex pediatric problem requiring the involvement of a multidisciplinary team of specialists, primarily a neurologist and a dentist. The subjective nature of pain makes it a difficult concept, especially in childhood, because newborns or young children can not express in words all the sensations experienced in pain. In the overwhelming majority of cases, orofacial pain of the neuropathic nature is the diagnosis by exclusion. Since the cause for the development of pain in the face and oral cavity in children may be tumors and other serious diseases, a thorough examination using a wide range of instrumental diagnostic tools is necessary. The management of this group of patients can not be limited only by the use of medicines and requires, especially in the case of chronic pain syndrome, the actions of a multidisciplinary team of specialists involving various methods of physiotherapy, psychotherapy and physiotherapy. Therapy of orofacial pain in children, especially of neuropathic nature, is poorly understood and requires further comprehensive development. 

Key words: orofacial pain, neuropathic pain, children.
For citation: Voitenkov V.B., Ekusheva E.V. Neuropathic orofacial pain in pediatrics // RMJ. 2017. № 24. P. 1775–1779.