Abstract

Cranium is complex in neuroanatomical structure and develops variety of disorders exerting a myriads of symptoms and signs. In case of headache, its association with cranial structures such as eyes, nose, ears, teeth, and jaw shows peculiar pain symptoms different to usual feature of pain. Such headaches in dentistry area includes dental, musculoskeletal, neuropathic and neurovascular pain. The author described such headaches likely to be attributable to dental diseases, especially in the context of recently revised international classification of headache disorders of international headache society. Further investigation of well-organized study design is required as there is still debate on whether dental diseases cause head- ache directly. Korean Journal of Headache 4(2):96-100, 2003