International Classification of Orofacial Pain: Portuguese Translation (2024)

Abstract

The new International Classification of Orofacial Pain (ICOP) (1st Edition), a joint venture of the International Headache Society, American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP), Orofacial and Head Pain Special Interest Group (OFHP SIG) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM), lists all causes of orofacial pain defining strict diagnostic criteria, specifying clinical features of all the clinical entities that can produce orofacial pain. In the ICOP, the hierarchical design and classification style of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) was adopted. Overall, ICOP is also aligned to the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11)/International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) criteria for orofacial pains. The aim was therefore to create a tool that will enhance the research and clinical management of orofacial pain. Secondary causes and primary causes of pain in this anatomical region are considered. Orofacial pain was divided in 6 chapters: 1. Orofacial pain attributed to disorders of dentoalveolar and anatomically related structures, 2. Myofascial orofacial pain, 3. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, 4. Orofacial pain attributed to lesion or disease of the cranial nerves, 5. Orofacial pains resembling presentations of primary headaches and 6. Idiopathic orofacial pain. There is also a final chapter on 7. Psychosocial assessment of patients with orofacial pain. We present the Portuguese translation of the ICOP, a collaborative work between the Portuguese Headache Society, the Portuguese Association for the Study of Pain and the Portuguese Society for Temporomandibular disfunction, Orofacial Pain and Sleep.   DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102419893823