Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache

Print ISSN: 2333-0384 | Online ISSN: 2333-0376

Founded upon sound scientific principles, this journal continues to make important contributions that strongly influence the work of dental and medical professionals involved in treating oral and facial pain, including temporomandibular disorders, and headache. In addition to providing timely scientific research and clinical articles, the journal presents diagnostic techniques and treatment therapies for oral and facial pain, headache, mandibular dysfunction, and occlusion and covers pharmacology, physical therapy, surgery, and other pain-management methods.


Articles

Open Access

Management strategies for burning mouth syndrome: a comprehensive review

Federica Canfora,Noemi Coppola,Elena Calabria,Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida,Michele Davide Mignogna,Gianrico Spagnuolo,Daniela Adamo

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.001

Abstract ( 861 ) PDF (3.23 MB) ( 108 ) Full Text

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The past, present, and future of temporomandibular disorders in predoctoral curriculum: historical perspectives and what comes next

Elizabeth Hatfield,Shaiba Sandhu,Theodora Danciu,Daniel J. Clauw,Alexandre DaSilva

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.003

Abstract ( 622 ) PDF (1.92 MB) ( 71 ) Full Text

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Usage of Hounsfield unit to differentiate idiopathic condylar resorption: a preliminary study

Kazuki Takata,Keiichiro Watanabe,Shinetsetseg Ser-od,Od Bayarsaikhan,Naoki Maeda,Susumu Abe,Eiji Tanaka

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.005

Abstract ( 528 ) PDF (2.87 MB) ( 41 ) Full Text

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Evaluation of the salivary biomarker cortisol in patients with temporomandibular disorders

Bruno Macedo de Sousa,Nansi Lopez-Valverde,Carla Cardoso,Antonio Lopez-Valverde2,Maria J. Rodrigues,Jose A. Blanco Rueda

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.007

Abstract ( 506 ) PDF (459.05 kB) ( 63 ) Full Text

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Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders and their association with oral behaviors, anxiety, and depression among medical and dental students in Brazil—a cross-sectional study

Mayana Cristina Silva Dantas,Arthur Nascimento Queiroz,Camilla Silva da Costa Muniz Franco,Anna Luiza Delmondes de Lima,Rodrigo Antonio de Medeiros,Mateus Veppo dos Santos

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.008

Abstract ( 582 ) PDF (228.7 kB) ( 63 ) Full Text

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Pharmacological management in orofacial pain: a retrospective, observational study of treatment decisions and contributing factors

Diya Mundackal,Aleksandra Zumbrunn Wojczyńska,Mutlu Özcan,Nenad Lukic,Vera Colombo

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.009

Abstract ( 508 ) PDF (3.47 MB) ( 72 ) Full Text

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Type-specific effects of orofacial pain on sleep quality: a cross-sectional clinical study

Sümeyye Coşgun-Baybars,Merve Hacer Talu,Hacer Yalçin,Dicle Gökdemir

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.011

Abstract ( 492 ) PDF (659.75 kB) ( 66 ) Full Text

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HCN2 channels: a potential therapeutic target for orofacial neuropathic pain after trigeminal nerve injury

Toru Yamamoto,Tomoaki Ujita,Yurie Sato-Yamada,Takako Ichiki,Naotaka Kishimoto,Miho Terunuma,Kenji Seo

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.013

Abstract ( 536 ) PDF (2.49 MB) ( 42 ) Full Text

Published Ahead of Print

Open Access Special Issue

Climatic sensitivity of migraine: a 14-year time series analysis of primary care consultations in Spain

Juan Nicolás Cuenca-Zaldívar,Carmen Corral del Villar,Silvia García Torres,Rafael Araujo Zamora,Paula Gragera Peña,Nina Cadeau Comte,André Mariz de Almeida,Rob Sillevis,Eleuterio A. Sánchez-Romero,Rosana Cid-Verdejo

Online publish date: 22 January 2026

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.015

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Comprehensive Approach to Patients with Orofacial Pain)

Abstract ( 279 ) PDF (867 kB) ( 39 ) Full Text

Special Issues

Special issue title:

Interdisciplinary Assessment and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Clinical Evaluation, Imaging, and Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

Keywords: Temporomandibular disorders; Interdisciplinary care; Imaging; Musculoskeletal ultrasound;Ultrasound-guided procedures

Editor: Prof. Dr. Eleuterio A. Sánchez-Romero,Prof. Dr. André Mariz de Almeida,Asst. Prof. Dr. Rob Sillevis

Submission deadline: 31 December 2026

Special issue title:

Burning Mouth Syndrome: Advances and Challenges in Pain Control

Keywords: Burning mouth syndrome; Neuropathic pain; Pain management; Analgesia; Central sensitization; Pharmacotherapy

Editor: Assoc. Prof., Fanglong Wu, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 31 October 2026

Special issue title:

Burning Mouth Syndrome: Advancing Pathophysiology and Targeted Therapies

Keywords: Neuropathic; nociplastic; orofacial pain; oral mucosa

Editor: Prof. Yves Boucher, DDS, PhD,Prof. Nathan Moreau, DDS, PhD,Asst. Prof. Andre Porporatti, DDS, PhD

Submission deadline: 30 September 2026

Special issue title:

Modern Concepts and Evidence Base in Trigeminal Neuralgia

Keywords: Trigeminal Nerualgia; Neruovascular Conflict; Microvascular decompression; Radiofrequency thermorhizotomy; balloon compression; Radiosurgery; Evidence Based Medicine

Editor: Prof. Andrei Brinzeu, MD, PhD,Asst. Prof. Cristian Son, MSc

Submission deadline: 31 August 2026

Special issue title:

Orofacial Muscle Activities and Pain

Keywords: Pain; Bruxism; Oral behaviors; Dyskinesia; Dystonia

Editor: Prof. Frank Lobbezoo, DDS, PhD,Asst. Prof. Wendy Knibbe, MSc,Asst. Prof. Merel C. Verhoeff, DDS, MSc, PhD

Submission deadline: 30 September 2026

Special issue title:

Headache and Orofacial Pain Interplay

Keywords: Migraine; Tension-type headache; Temporomandibular disorders; Chronic pain

Editor: Dr. Marcin Straburzynski, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 01 March 2026

Special issue title:

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS MANAGEMENT —from bench to chairside

Keywords: Temporomandibular disorder; Pain; Evidence base; Research; Outcomes

Editor: Prof. Dr. David. A. Keith, BDS, DMD,Asst. Prof. Dr. Shruti Handa, DMD

Submission deadline: 28 February 2026

Special issue title:

New Horizons in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Biopsychosocial Perspective

Keywords: Temporomandibular disorders; Orofacial Pain; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Treatment; Biopsychosocial

Editor: Prof. Ji Woon Park

Submission deadline: 28 February 2026

Special issue title:

Comprehensive Approach to Patients with Orofacial Pain

Keywords: Orofacial Pain; Temporomandibular Disorders; Temporomandibular Joint; Diagnosis; Treatment

Editor: Prof. Bruno Macedo de Sousa

Submission deadline: 28 February 2026

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Editor-in-Chief


Dr. Rafael Benoliel, BDS

Emeritus Professor, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Professor Benoliel’s last appointment was at the Sourasky Medical Center as Chair of the Unit for Oral Medicine which he established (2022-2023). Currently he is involved in collaborative research with the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and the Eastman Dental Institute (as Adjunct Professor in Rochester University) and manages a private Face and Head Pain Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Previously he was the Associate Dean for Research and director of the Center for Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (2013-2021). Dr Benoliel served as a faculty member at The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine (1984-2013), where he was appointed Professor and chair of the Department of Oral Medicine (2003-2012). He served as research associate in the Unit of Neuronal Gene Expression at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (1997-1998). Dr Benoliel has published extensively on the subject of orofacial pain and headache; lectures extensively at national and international meetings; serves as Associate Editor for Cephalalgia (the leading headache journal) as well as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Oral and Facial Pain & Headache. He is co-editor of the highly commended textbook “Orofacial Pain and Headache”, now in the process of a 3rd edition. He has served on many important scientific committees including the Classification Committee of the International Headache Society, the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, the IASP WHO Chronic Pain classification committee for ICD-11 and led the team that recently published the first International Classification for Orofacial Pain.