Migraine
Dental riskmoderate
Migraine is a recurrent primary headache disorder (often unilateral throbbing pain ± nausea, photophobia/phonophobia, with or without aura). Dental relevance is mainly medication interactions (triptans, ergots, ditans, serotonergic drugs), avoiding triggers (stress, dehydration, prolonged supine discomfort, bright lights, strong odors), and analgesic stewardship (avoid opioids to prevent medication overuse headache).
The full condition entry includes
- Safe vs avoid lists: antibiotics, analgesics, local anesthetics
- Vasoconstrictor limits and treatment modifications
- Pre/intra/post-op monitoring and deferral criteria
- Emergency management, explained for study
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