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
Orofacial pain/headache interlaced to insomnia, sleep apnea and periodic limb movement during sleep/restless leg syndrome: a critical and comprehensive review with insights into social determinants
Orofacial pain/headache interlaced to insomnia, sleep apnea and periodic limb movement during sleep/restless leg syndrome: a critical and comprehensive review with insights into social determinants
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.023
An overview of treatment for temporomandibular disc displacement including disc reduction
An overview of treatment for temporomandibular disc displacement including disc reduction
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.024
Association of temporomandibular disorders and other jaw anomalies in chewing gum users—a systematic review
Association of temporomandibular disorders and other jaw anomalies in chewing gum users—a systematic review
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.022
Global prevalence of temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Global prevalence of temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.025
Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients: a systematic review
Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients: a systematic review
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.026
A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the efficacy of erenumab in individuals with temporomandibular disorder
A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the efficacy of erenumab in individuals with temporomandibular disorder
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.027
Resonance massage tool effects in non-migraine headache management
Resonance massage tool effects in non-migraine headache management
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.005
High diagnostic accuracy of chronic facial pain conditions via remote consultation
High diagnostic accuracy of chronic facial pain conditions via remote consultation
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.028
Causal effects of sleep behaviors on temporomandibular disorders and pain: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study
Causal effects of sleep behaviors on temporomandibular disorders and pain: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.029
Postural and biomechanical insights in disc displacement with reduction
Postural and biomechanical insights in disc displacement with reduction
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.030
Exploring the professional and personal impact of migraine: a cross-sectional study in Greece
Exploring the professional and personal impact of migraine: a cross-sectional study in Greece
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.031
Assessment of oral health-related quality of life after total temporomandibular joint replacement
Assessment of oral health-related quality of life after total temporomandibular joint replacement
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.032
Perceptions of persistent idiopathic facial pain: a comprehensive study of adults in Ha'il city, Saudi Arabia
Perceptions of persistent idiopathic facial pain: a comprehensive study of adults in Ha'il city, Saudi Arabia
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.033
Genetic prediction of blood metabolites and causal relationships with pain associated with temporomandibular disorders: a Mendelian randomization study
Genetic prediction of blood metabolites and causal relationships with pain associated with temporomandibular disorders: a Mendelian randomization study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.034
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the 8-item jaw functional limitation scale
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the 8-item jaw functional limitation scale
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.035
Evaluating the reliability of myotonometry for assessing masseter muscle hypertrophy in healthy subjects
Evaluating the reliability of myotonometry for assessing masseter muscle hypertrophy in healthy subjects
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.036
Preclinical evaluation of dose-dependent effects of photobiomodulation therapy on persistent inflammation in the temporomandibular joint
Preclinical evaluation of dose-dependent effects of photobiomodulation therapy on persistent inflammation in the temporomandibular joint
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.037
Combination effect of ultrasound-guided superior cervical ganglion block and standard triptan for migraine attacks
Combination effect of ultrasound-guided superior cervical ganglion block and standard triptan for migraine attacks
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.038
Stress and salivary cortisol levels among temporomandibular disorders: a case-control study
Stress and salivary cortisol levels among temporomandibular disorders: a case-control study
DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.039
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Horizons in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Biopsychosocial Perspective)
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Special Issues
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 February 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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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.