Pain in the cervico-facial pathology: elements of etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutic principles

Abstract

The authors conduct a review of the etiopathogenesis, the main diagnostic methods and the treatment principles in cervico-facial pain. Pain in otorhinolaryngology is a multifactorial symptom, based on the rich innervation and vascularisation of the cephalic extremity. Pain can be of central or peripheral origin, acute and chronic. With the diversification of methods for exploring pain-generating lesions, different treatment protocols could also be achieved.

The TAC and MDA Values in Patients with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

“…Vascular proliferation, leukocyte infiltration, epithelial thickening, local oedema was linked to the overproduction of oxidants and the tissue damage in the middle ear [12][13][14]. Some studies show a decrease in the level of oxidative stress by ventilation tube insertion that decrease the local inflammation [15,16].…”

Influence of Environmental Factors on Rhinosinusal Tumours

“…The tumours of the nasal cavity are thus associated with the maxillary and ethmoidal sinuses. Those that start from the nasal vestibule and nasal septum raise particular problems and, although rare, form a particular group of cases among the rhinosinusal tumours.Cancers that invade only the inferior part of the jaw are better classified as cancers of the upper extension of buccal cavity [2][3][4][5].…”

“…Radiation exposure, viral infections and constitutional factors were associated with the occurrence of rhinosinusal neoplasia also, but the evidence is inconclusive and indicates that only a small proportion of all squamous carcinomas can be attributed [14][15][16][17][18].…”