Special Issue Information

 

 

Topic

 

Orofacial Pain: Current Trends and Future Directions

 

Guest Editor/Editor: Tatiana V Macfarlane

 

Short Background and Objectives

Orofacial pain (OFP) is a group of complex disorders which is common in the general population. In its chronic form OFP is associated with disability and significant cost to individuals and society. OFP has a multifactorial aetiology which includes biological, mechanical and psycho-social factors. In addition, patients with OFP are more likely to have other types of body pain which highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to OFP treatment.

This special issue aims to overview the current knowledge and provide suggestions for future research in the area of OFP.

Keywords: Orofacial pain; Temporomandibular disorders; Craniomandibular disorders; Atypical facial pain; Trigeminal neuralgia; Neuropathic pain; Epidemiology; Pain treatment; Pain management.

 

Subtopics:

Potential subtopics include, but are not limited to:

 

  • Biological mechanisms of OFP

  • Epigenetics and gene expression in OFP

  • Epidemiology of OFP (descriptive epidemiology, burden to society; aetiological factors; associated factors; ways of measuring OFP)

  • Care for patients with OFP (best currently available treatment; factors associated with seeking care; Predictors of treatment outcome; randomised clinical trials of new treatments)

  • Public health issues related to OFP; Health education and promotion.

  • Literature reviews, particularly systematic reviews

  • Research strategy on OFP for the future

 

Other types of papers not mentioned above but related to OFP are also invited. Submissions from multi-disciplinary and international teams are particularly welcome.

All manuscripts will be sent out for anonymous peer review. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Submission/Review System at http://www.ejomr.org/articles/ following the JOMR Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/author.htm.

For further information about this Special Issue on OFP please contact the Guest Editor Dr Tatiana Macfarlane (e-mail: tatiana.macfarlane@abdn.ac.uk)

 

Manuscript submission deadline: June 2012

 

Planned publication date: October-December 2012