What Could be Causing Facial Pain?

What Causes Facial Pain?

Facial pain can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose facial pain, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "facial pain" as a symptom. Here are two possibilities:

Jaw Osteonecrosis
Trigeminal Neuralgia

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause.

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of facial pain:

Cause	Probability	Status
Trigeminal Neuralgia	95%	Confirm
Jaw Osteonecrosis	58%	Possible

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate unusual skin sensations, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Do you sometimes experience pain on one or both sides of your face? It might be continuous pain, moderate shooting pain, or intense stabbing pain.

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No
→ Yes, it tends to be a constant pain
→ Moderate shooting pain
→ Sudden, severe stabbing pain

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate absence of facial pain, constant facial pain, facial shooting pain or severe facial stabbing pain, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

Trigeminal Neuralgia / Facial Pain

The typical trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by sudden, severe and lancing pain in the face, like an electric shock.

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