Diagnosis of chronic myofascial facial pain
Literature review is devoted to the modern aspects of diagnosis of myofascial facial pain. Particular attention is paid to differential diagnosis of prosopalgia. Possible clinical and paraclinical methods for research of myofascial relationship disorders in cranio-mandibular region and mutual influence with musculoskeletal system as a whole are considered. An important role of maxillofacial region and dentofacial system and its innervation in maintaining postural balance is emphasized. Experimental and clinical studies of national and foreign authors indicating the prospects of diagnosis of myofascial facial pain are reported. An appropriateness of multidisciplinary approach in the diagnosis and development of modern criteria for diagnosis of myofascial facial pain is concluded.