Presentation Category
Research, Clinical
Introduction/Context/Diagnosis
This diagnostic tool was created to assist dental professionals in diagnosing orofacial pain conditions including trigeminal neuralgias, neuropathic pain, and idiopathic pain. The goal is for practitioners of all experience levels to be able to quickly and accurately diagnose these conditions.
Methods/Treatment Plan
Scenarios were created in which a patient’s signs and symptoms were described. Within two independent cohorts, participants were then given a copy of the diagnostic tool and asked to circle the specific diagnosis for the patient. Participants were also instructed to record their start times and end times. All forms were anonymous and all participants volunteered.
Results/Outcome
The data being presented is preliminary. When considering the percentage of participants who correctly identified the overarching category that the specific diagnosis belonged in, trigeminal neuralgias were diagnosed correctly by 87.5% of participants in one cohort and 100.0% of participants in the other cohort. Idiopathic pain conditions had 74.29% and 82.35%. Neuropathic pain conditions had 53.85% and 60.0%. When considering speed, participants who came up with the correct specific diagnosis did so in 5.5 minutes and 3.5 minutes on average for the two cohorts. For those with the incorrect specific diagnosis, the average times were 7.0 and 4.0 minutes.
Significance/Conclusions
On average, participants were able to more often correctly identify that a condition was a trigeminal neuralgia compared to idiopathic pain or neuropathic pain. On average, participants who came up with the correct specific diagnosis did so faster than those who arrived at an incorrect specific diagnosis. It should be noted that there were no significant differences in diagnosing the different specific diagnoses because there were many specific diagnoses (24).
Format
Event
Orofacial Pain Classification Diagnostic Tool
This diagnostic tool was created to assist dental professionals in diagnosing orofacial pain conditions including trigeminal neuralgias, neuropathic pain, and idiopathic pain. The goal is for practitioners of all experience levels to be able to quickly and accurately diagnose these conditions.
Comments/Acknowledgements
Dr. Andrew Young Dr. Mythili Kalladka Olga Korczeniewska All of the participants who volunteered to help with this study .