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Face pain

Definition

Face pain may be dull and throbbing or intense and stabbing discomfort in one or both sides of the face or forehead.

Considerations

Pain that originates in the face may be caused by a nerve disorder, an injury, or an infection in a structure of the face. Face pain may also begin elsewhere in the body.

Sometimes face pain occurs for no known reason.

Causes

Injury to the face
Abscessed tooth (continuous throbbing pain on one side of the lower face aggravated by eating or touching)
Sinusitis or sinus infection (dull pain and tenderness around the eyes and cheekbones that worsens when bending forward)
Tic douloureux
Trigeminal neuralgia
Herpes zoster (shingles) or simplex (cold sores) infection
Cluster headache
Migraine

Review Date: 5/4/2003
Reviewed By: Bridget Martell, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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