Practise American Board of Orofacial Pain Certification Examination (Written and Oral Examinations) with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP) · 2027 Certification Examination Bulletin of Information, retrieved 2026-10-12. The cover identifies the 2027 examination cycle; no separate syllabus effective date is stated. The workbook label 'Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain (DAAOP)' denotes the designation earned through the written and oral certification examinations, rather than a separate examination. The assigned canonical slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- ABOP 2027 Certification Examination Bulletin of Information
- NHS: Migraine
- NHS: Cluster headaches
- NHS: Tension headaches
- NHS: Trigeminal neuralgia
- International Headache Society: ICHD-3, 2018
- American College of Rheumatology: Giant Cell Arteritis
- ICHD-3: Painful post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy
- NIDCR: Burning Mouth Syndrome
- DC/TMD Diagnostic Criteria, version February 6, 2020
- AAOMR and AAOP: Recommendations for Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint, 2023
- NIDCR: Temporomandibular Disorders
- NIDCR: Summary of Treatment for Temporomandibular Disorders
- IASP: Terminology
- IASP: Allodynia and Hyperalgesia in Neuropathic Pain
- AASM: Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnostic Testing for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 2017
- AADSM: Guidelines and Standards for Practice
- AADSM: Dental Sleep Medicine Standards for Screening, Treatment, and Management of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Adults Using Oral Appliance Therapy: An Update, 2025
- American Heart Association: Warning Signs of a Heart Attack
- American Academy of Oral Medicine: Premalignant Oral Lesions
- DailyMed: Naproxen Sodium Tablets USP, 220 mg
- ICHD-3: Non-opioid analgesic-overuse headache
American Board of Orofacial Pain Certification Examination (Written and Oral Examinations)
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An adult has had eight similar attacks of unilateral pulsating headache, each lasting 12–24 hours untreated. Walking upstairs worsens the pain, and attacks include nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. There is no aura, and evaluation identifies no secondary cause. Which diagnosis best fits?
American Board of Orofacial Pain Certification Examination (Written and Oral Examinations)
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Neurovascular Disorders
Migraine aura
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