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
Beyond the jaw: vocal, oropharyngeal and cognitive-linguistic biomarkers for precision pain phenotyping in TMD
Beyond the jaw: vocal, oropharyngeal and cognitive-linguistic biomarkers for precision pain phenotyping in TMD
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.056
Abstract ( 161 ) PDF (1.79 MB) ( 47 ) Full Text
Source-bound perceptual persistence in chronic orofacial symptoms: a hypothesis framework
Source-bound perceptual persistence in chronic orofacial symptoms: a hypothesis framework
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.057
Abstract ( 206 ) PDF (416.54 kB) ( 49 ) Full Text
Resting-state fMRI correlates of acupuncture in migraine: a coordinate-based meta-analysis
Resting-state fMRI correlates of acupuncture in migraine: a coordinate-based meta-analysis
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.058
Abstract ( 217 ) PDF (4.07 MB) ( 31 ) Full Text
Compartment-specific redox modulation in migraine with aura: a systematic review of context-dependent mechanisms
Compartment-specific redox modulation in migraine with aura: a systematic review of context-dependent mechanisms
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.059
Abstract ( 165 ) PDF (5.56 MB) ( 29 ) Full Text
Comparative analysis of pain experience and quality of life in patients with oral lichen planus and burning mouth syndrome
Comparative analysis of pain experience and quality of life in patients with oral lichen planus and burning mouth syndrome
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.060
Abstract ( 219 ) PDF (1.24 MB) ( 45 ) Full Text
Associations between caffeine consumption, anxiety, temporomandibular disorders, and oral behaviors in university students in Brazil—a cross-sectional study
Associations between caffeine consumption, anxiety, temporomandibular disorders, and oral behaviors in university students in Brazil—a cross-sectional study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.061
Abstract ( 179 ) PDF (235.42 kB) ( 42 ) Full Text
Association between malocclusion and temporomandibular joint disorders: evidence from a Mendelian randomization study
Association between malocclusion and temporomandibular joint disorders: evidence from a Mendelian randomization study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.062
Abstract ( 151 ) PDF (11.49 MB) ( 49 ) Full Text
Association between central sensitization inventory and taste alterations in patients with burning mouth syndrome: a cross-sectional study
Association between central sensitization inventory and taste alterations in patients with burning mouth syndrome: a cross-sectional study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.063
Abstract ( 170 ) PDF (1.7 MB) ( 33 ) Full Text
Clinical outcomes and safety of Five Element Acupuncture for preventive treatment of primary headache disorders: a multi-center real-world longitudinal observational study
Clinical outcomes and safety of Five Element Acupuncture for preventive treatment of primary headache disorders: a multi-center real-world longitudinal observational study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.064
Abstract ( 182 ) PDF (5.92 MB) ( 47 ) Full Text
Clinical predictors of treatment success following Gasserian ganglion conventional radiofrequency in trigeminal neuralgia: secondary cohort analysis
Clinical predictors of treatment success following Gasserian ganglion conventional radiofrequency in trigeminal neuralgia: secondary cohort analysis
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.065
Abstract ( 170 ) PDF (1.3 MB) ( 29 ) Full Text
Functional stabilization and neuromuscular adaptation in active condylar hyperplasia: a comparative cohort study
Functional stabilization and neuromuscular adaptation in active condylar hyperplasia: a comparative cohort study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.066
Abstract ( 150 ) PDF (4.02 MB) ( 54 ) Full Text
Gut microbial and metabolomic alterations associated with herpetic trigeminal neuralgia: an exploratory multi-omics study
Gut microbial and metabolomic alterations associated with herpetic trigeminal neuralgia: an exploratory multi-omics study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2026.067
Abstract ( 207 ) PDF (6.38 MB) ( 25 ) Full Text
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Special Issues
Vascular Contributions to Headache and Orofacial Pain: From Mechanism to Endovascular Intervention
Keywords: Orofacial pain; Secondary headache; Endovascular therapy; Middle meningeal artery embolization; Trigeminovascular system
Editor: Prof. Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti, Dr. Eric Feldstein
Submission deadline: 30 September 2027
Emerging Concepts in Migraine and Orofacial Pain: Research and Management
Keywords: Migraine; Orofacial migraine; Headache; Pathophysiology; Therapeutics
Editor: Prof. Dr. Parisa Gazerani, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 July 2027
Gut Microbiome, Neuroimmune Regulation, and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Orofacial Pain
Keywords: Gut microbiome; Orofacial pain; Microbiota-derived metabolites; Neuroimmune regulation; Epigenetic mechanisms
Editor: Prof. Feng Tao, MD, PhD, Ran Tao, BDS, MS, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 May 2027
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: 31 December 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.

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