Provide information to people with undiagnosed facial pain which may help them get assistance. Present information from a patient's point of view that might assist medical and dentistry professionals to recognize and diagnose facial neuralgias Assist families and caregivers of facial pain patients to understand what the patient feels and what they can do to help. Engage medical professionals in a dialog concerning research to improve treatment. We believe that the current state of knowledge concerning diagnosis and treatment of facial pain disorders is far from complete. There is disagreement among medical sources about what causes facial neuralgias, and which medical treatments give the best results under what conditions.
Patients respond in highly individual ways to various treatments.
Although there are treatment success stories for many patients, there are also stories of disaster in failures of diagnosis, mistreatment or medical error which worsen the condition of some. It is our hope as patients, to contribute to higher rates of early diagnosis and treatment success. To do this, we actively seek the assistance of medical professionals, to assess reported results and resolve contradictions. Likewise, we will not allow FNR to become a forum for shouting matches between practitioners or patients who are not listening to each other. By taking this approach, we seek to mediate divergent opinions in a responsible way.