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phentolamine and Facial Pain

phentolamine has been researched along with Facial Pain in 2 studies

Phentolamine: A nonselective alpha-adrenergic antagonist. It is used in the treatment of hypertension and hypertensive emergencies, pheochromocytoma, vasospasm of RAYNAUD DISEASE and frostbite, clonidine withdrawal syndrome, impotence, and peripheral vascular disease.
phentolamine : A substituted aniline that is 3-aminophenol in which the hydrogens of the amino group are replaced by 4-methylphenyl and 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl groups respectively. An alpha-adrenergic antagonist, it is used for the treatment of hypertension.

Facial Pain: Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent facial pain as the primary manifestation of disease are referred to as FACIAL PAIN SYNDROMES.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Chronic neurogenic facial pain is commonly resistant to treatment and is often the source of significant patient morbidity."6.69Chronic neurogenic facial pain: lack of response to intravenous phentolamine. ( Chaudry, A; Keith, DA; Maciewicz, RJ; Scrivani, SJ, 1999)
"Atypical odontalgia is a distressing and unusual chronic orofacial pain condition."2.69Analysis of 50 patients with atypical odontalgia. A preliminary report on pharmacological procedures for diagnosis and treatment. ( Chisholm, K; Cousins, MJ; Vickers, ER; Walker, S, 1998)
"Chronic neurogenic facial pain is commonly resistant to treatment and is often the source of significant patient morbidity."2.69Chronic neurogenic facial pain: lack of response to intravenous phentolamine. ( Chaudry, A; Keith, DA; Maciewicz, RJ; Scrivani, SJ, 1999)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's2 (100.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Vickers, ER1
Cousins, MJ1
Walker, S1
Chisholm, K1
Scrivani, SJ1
Chaudry, A1
Maciewicz, RJ1
Keith, DA1

Trials

2 trials available for phentolamine and Facial Pain

ArticleYear
Analysis of 50 patients with atypical odontalgia. A preliminary report on pharmacological procedures for diagnosis and treatment.
    Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics, 1998, Volume: 85, Issue:1

    Topics: Administration, Topical; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthetics, Combined; Anesthetics, Local;

1998
Chronic neurogenic facial pain: lack of response to intravenous phentolamine.
    Journal of orofacial pain, 1999,Spring, Volume: 13, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Adult; Aged; Anesthetics, Local; Causalgia; Chronic Disease; Facial Pa

1999