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.


OFPH has been officially indexed in the OARL
Orofacial Pain and Headache: A Comprehensive Guide

Articles

Open Access

Burning mouth syndrome: updates on pathogenesis and diagnostic algorithms

Federica Canfora,Elena Calabria,Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida,Giulia Ottaviani,Michele Davide Mignogna,Gianrico Spagnuolo,Daniela Adamo

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.064

Abstract ( 349 ) PDF (3.29 MB) ( 72 ) Full Text

Open Access Special Issue

The efficacy of acupuncture for tension-type headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Pen-Ting Lin,Sheng-Yu Su,Chia-Lung Shih

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.067

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Headache and Orofacial Pain Interplay)

Abstract ( 325 ) PDF (7.56 MB) ( 41 ) Full Text

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Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint: a case report with an associated systematic review update of the literature

Ovidiu Ionut Saracutu,Matteo Val,Luca Guarda-Nardini,Marco Ferrari,Matteo Pollis,Daniele Manfredini

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.068

Abstract ( 269 ) PDF (4.81 MB) ( 66 ) Full Text

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Dimensionality and reliability of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in dental patients referred for oral appliance therapy

Ksenija Rener-Sitar,Mike T. John,Dennis P. Haley,Anthony J. DiAngelis,Michael J. Howell,Snigdha S. Pusalavidyasagar

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.071

Abstract ( 245 ) PDF (2.92 MB) ( 51 ) Full Text

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Association between parafunctional behaviors, clinical diagnoses, psychosocial factors and pain widespreadness in Finnish TMD pain patients in tertiary care

Arvid Iljin,Ilona Assila,Ritva Näpänkangas,Tuija Teerijoki-Oksa,Mimmi Tolvanen,Kirsi Sipilä

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.074

Abstract ( 265 ) PDF (262.34 kB) ( 35 ) Full Text

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Investigating the relationship between temporomandibular disorders and personality traits

Alessandro Marchesi,Rachele Buttironi,Andrea Sardella

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.075

Abstract ( 272 ) PDF (215.74 kB) ( 37 ) Full Text

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Prognostic factors identification using machine learning in temporomandibular disorder treatment responders

Chollada Chamnanmanoontham,Thanaphon Tangchoopong,Jarin Paphangkorakit,Supanigar Ruangsri,Teekayu P. Jorns

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.076

Abstract ( 244 ) PDF (11.96 MB) ( 40 ) Full Text

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Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of a formulation based on Alpinia zerumbet essential oil: an in vivo and in vitro approach

Wagner Hummig,Julia Maria Zortea,Victor Augusto Benedicto dos Santos,Luiz Eduardo Nunes Ferreira,Juliana Geremias Chichorro

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.077

Abstract ( 235 ) PDF (5.45 MB) ( 36 ) Full Text

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Quantifying symmetry in mandibular condyle motion: a real-time MRI approach

Justine Leclère,Karyna Isaieva,Guillaume Drouot,Romain Gillet,Jacques Felblinger,Pierre-André Vuissoz,Xavier Dubernard

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.079

Abstract ( 207 ) PDF (5.54 MB) ( 46 ) Full Text

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Targeted online health information was associated with more severe temporomandibular disorders

Yijun Li,Li Zhang,Zhiwei Cao,Yanyu Sun,Ziang Xu,Carolina Marpaung,Jun Wang,Xin Xiong

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.081

Abstract ( 269 ) PDF (1.14 MB) ( 36 ) Full Text

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In vitro effects of dual wavelength photobiomodulation on monocytic response in painful temporomandibular disorder

Maria Gabriela Rodriguez,Mathew Warchol,Selenia Rubio,Patricia Cabrera,Rory Reever,Sherif Hosney,Cesar A. Migliorati,Frank C. Gibson III,Richard Ohrbach,Roger B. Fillingim,Shannon Wallet,Margarete C. Ribeiro Dasilva

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.082

Abstract ( 283 ) PDF (2.22 MB) ( 36 ) Full Text

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Comparison of Gasserian ganglion conventional radiofrequency ablation and peripheral nerve pulsed radiofrequency in trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective cohort study

Mesut Bakır,Gülçin Gazioğlu Türkyılmaz,Nurettin Teker,Kaan Yavuz,Bedri İlcan,Şebnem Rumeli

Online publish date: 03 December 2025

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.063

Abstract ( 474 ) PDF (1.13 MB) ( 62 ) Full Text

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Efficacy of prolotherapy in temporomandibular joint disorders with hypertonic dextrose and Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN)

Jin-Won Choi,Young-Kyun Kim,Pil-Young Yun,Jeong-Kui Ku

Online publish date: 25 September 2025

DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.062

Abstract ( 1763 ) PDF (1.24 MB) ( 82 ) Full Text

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Clinical Handbook for Oral, Facial, and Head Pain
From issue 1, 2024, Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache will be published by MRE Press. All articles are freely available under Open Access License.

Special Issues

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.