The World Health Organization recently adopted a historic resolution (WHA74.5) on the urgent need for global oral health improvement. This resolution is particularly relevant in the perspective of the high prevalence of untreated oral diseases. However, one important aspect has been mentioned only in passing, namely that poor oral health often leads to orofacial pain, which is the most common reason for emergency dental visits worldwide. Therefore, an evidence-based decision-making process on oral health should include data related to orofacial pain complaints. To that end, the availability of reliable and valid assessment tools of orofacial pain and related treatment outcomes is essential. INfORM (International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology) of the International Association for Dental Research has been one of the driving forces behind the development and implementation of comprehensive sets of tools for such assessments. However, as a prerequisite for the desired global implementation, reliable and valid tools that are also brief, easy to translate, and culturally adaptable need to be further developed and tested. Some of the groundwork to facilitate this process has already been carried out. In addition, a working group within INfORM has developed a short clinical assessment tool for orofacial pain diagnostics that is near completion and will soon be ready for dissemination. Ultimately, reliable and valid orofacial pain assessment is a necessary step toward the development and implementation of appropriate “best buy” interventions that address this major driver of need for oral health care worldwide.

世界卫生组织最近通过了一项关于迫切需要改善全球口腔健康的历史性决议 (WHA74.5)。鉴于未经治疗的口腔疾病的高发率，该决议尤为重要。然而，其中一个重要方面只是被顺便提及，即口腔健康不佳通常会导致口面部疼痛，这是全世界急诊牙科就诊的最常见原因。因此，基于证据的口腔健康决策过程应包括与口面部疼痛投诉相关的数据。为此，可靠有效的口面部疼痛评估工具和相关治疗结果的可用性至关重要。国际牙科研究协会的 INfORM（国际口腔疼痛及相关疾病方法学网络）一直是开发和实施此类评估综合工具集的推动力之一。然而，作为所需的全球实施的先决条件，还需要进一步开发和测试可靠且有效的工具，这些工具还需要进一步开发和测试。一些促进这一进程的基础工作已经开展。此外，INfORM 内的一个工作组已经开发了一种用于口面部疼痛诊断的简短临床评估工具，该工具已接近完成，并将很快准备好进行传播。最终，