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
An exploration of possible future non-pharmacological multidisciplinary treatments to potentiate withdrawal strategy and recovery from medication overuse headache (MOH): a narrative review
An exploration of possible future non-pharmacological multidisciplinary treatments to potentiate withdrawal strategy and recovery from medication overuse headache (MOH): a narrative review
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.032
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Headache and Orofacial Pain Interplay)
Research progress on cellular senescence in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoarthritis and temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis
Research progress on cellular senescence in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoarthritis and temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.033
Diagnosis-based pathways for conservative and minimally invasive management of temporomandibular disorders: a scoping review
Diagnosis-based pathways for conservative and minimally invasive management of temporomandibular disorders: a scoping review
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.034
Reciprocal association between neurovascular conflict and trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Reciprocal association between neurovascular conflict and trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.035
Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.036
Slow-inactivated sodium channels as a therapeutic target in trigeminal neuralgia: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of lacosamide
Slow-inactivated sodium channels as a therapeutic target in trigeminal neuralgia: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of lacosamide
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.037
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modern Concepts and Evidence Base in Trigeminal Neuralgia)
Qualitative validation of TnED©, an electronic instrument capturing pain dimensions in patients with trigeminal neuralgia
Qualitative validation of TnED©, an electronic instrument capturing pain dimensions in patients with trigeminal neuralgia
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.038
Diagnostic re-evaluation of non-odontogenic orofacial pain after treatment failure: a retrospective case series
Diagnostic re-evaluation of non-odontogenic orofacial pain after treatment failure: a retrospective case series
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.039
Online validation of DC/TMD Axis II questionnaires for assessing temporomandibular disorders
Online validation of DC/TMD Axis II questionnaires for assessing temporomandibular disorders
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.040
Identifying neural oscillation and phase synchronization abnormalities in migraine and their predictive values in transcranial magnetic stimulation
Identifying neural oscillation and phase synchronization abnormalities in migraine and their predictive values in transcranial magnetic stimulation
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.041
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Headache and Orofacial Pain Interplay)
Chronic pain after orthognathic surgery: a retrospective single-center study
Chronic pain after orthognathic surgery: a retrospective single-center study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.042
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Comprehensive Approach to Patients with Orofacial Pain)
Psychological and somatosensory correlates of temporomandibular disorder: anxiety, somatosensory amplification, and coping strategies—a biopsychosocial perspective
Psychological and somatosensory correlates of temporomandibular disorder: anxiety, somatosensory amplification, and coping strategies—a biopsychosocial perspective
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.014
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Horizons in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Biopsychosocial Perspective)
The prevalence of comorbid migraine in multiple sclerosis: do multiple sclerosis and migraine really coexist?
The prevalence of comorbid migraine in multiple sclerosis: do multiple sclerosis and migraine really coexist?
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.030
Decoding the lipid-migraine link: a genetic and lipidomic investigation of migraine subtypes
Decoding the lipid-migraine link: a genetic and lipidomic investigation of migraine subtypes
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.031
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Headache and Orofacial Pain Interplay)
Clinical features and diagnostic pathways of trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective study in a tertiary orofacial pain clinic
Clinical features and diagnostic pathways of trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective study in a tertiary orofacial pain clinic
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.043
Published Ahead of Print
Special Issues
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 August 2026
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
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.
