TERMS FOR DISCOMFORT
Pain control is a key part of the training of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The list below is medical terms we use to describe or qualify discomfort. I thought they might be interesting and give a couple of “words with friends” additions.
Pain Descriptors in Oral Surgery
Pain Term |
Definition and Common verbal Descriptors |
Allodynia |
Painful response to an innocuous stimulus |
Analgesia |
Absence of pain to a noxious stimulus |
Dysesthesia |
Unpleasant abnormal sensation (spontaneous or evoked) – descriptors include: tender, pricking, stinging, burning, electric, cold |
Hyperalgesia |
Increased painful response to a noxious stimulus |
Hyperpathia |
Explosive abnormal pain that outlasts a noxious stimulus |
Hypoesthesia |
Reduced sensation to stimulation – descriptors include: numb, rubber, swollen, wooden |
Neuralgia |
Pain in the distribution of a specific nerve |
Neuropathic pain |
Spontaneous pain caused by a lesion or disease of a somatosensory nervous system – involves sharp paroxysmal pain not associated with painful stimuli – descriptor include: throbbing, electric shock, burning, excruciating, wrenching |
Paresthesia |
Abnormal sensation (spontaneous or evoked) that is not unpleasant – descriptor include: tingling, tickling, itching, crawling |
We Provide Comfortable Oral Surgery Services
Your comfort is a top priority for our caring oral surgery team. We serve patients by providing oral surgery procedures with skill and care. Dr. Wagner and the entire staff, working out of our conveniently located office, are proud to serve patients from Racine, Milwaukee, and the entire Milwaukee metro area.
If you are ready to experience our quality oral surgery services firsthand, call our Racine, WI, office at (262) 634-4646.
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