The following symptoms and complaints may indicate facial pain or atypical facial pain:
Symptoms of typical facial pain
- Electrifying pain
- Short duration
Symptoms of atypical facial pain (= persistent idiopathic facial pain).
- Dull, pressing pain coming from the depths.
- Persistent, i.e. present daily
- Predominantly continuous, unilateral and poorly localizable
- Often in the area of the upper jaw or below the eyes
- Not associated with sensory disturbances or other clinical signs
Warning signs (red flags)
- Diagnostics must be performed immediately if concurrent neurologic symptoms are present
- If arteritis temporalis is suspected, immediate high-dose therapy with glucocorticoids is indicated.
- Eyes reddened + pain in the eye → think of: Glaucoma (glaucoma), iritis (iris) or acute inflammation of the eyes.
