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Review
. 2021 Apr 27;8(2):ENEURO.0535-20.2021.
doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0535-20.2021. Print 2021 Mar-Apr.

Review of Literatures: Physiology of Orofacial Pain in Dentistry

Nattapon Rotpenpian  1 , Pankeaw Yakkaphan  2
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Review

Review of Literatures: Physiology of Orofacial Pain in Dentistry

Nattapon Rotpenpian et al. eNeuro. .

Abstract

The objective of this review of the literature is to summarize the physiology of orofacial pain in dentistry, particularly physiology of the pain pathway and molecular mechanisms on pathophysiology of pain, on account of new insights into classification of orofacial pain related diseases. This article will also focus on possible mechanisms of neuropathic orofacial pain which is distinguished from other types of pain.

Keywords: dentistry; neurophysiology; orofacial pain; pain; sensation; sensory function.

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Figure 1.
Overview of orofacial pain physiology.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Classification of orofacial pain.
Figure 3.
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The possible mechanisms of neuropathic pain.
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