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Renner N, Costa YM, Castrillon EE, Exposto FG. Reliability of an intraoral extension for intraoral palpation and assessment of mechanical sensitivity of the temporal tendon. J Oral Rehabil 2024; 51:1848-1861. [PMID: 38767032 DOI: 10.1111/joor.13743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND The temporal tendon is a structure often compromised in patients suffering from temporomandibular disorders (TMD), yet its intraoral location makes a standardised assessment difficult. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the variability and accuracy to target force of a newly designed intraoral extension for a palpometer device (Palpeter, Sunstar Suisse) when compared to manual palpation, in addition to clinically assessing the mechanical sensitivity and referred sensations of the temporal tendon in healthy individuals. METHODS Experiment 1: 12 individuals were asked to target on a scale 0.5, 1 and 2 kg, for 2 and 5 s by using five different methods (Palpeter, Palpeter with three different extension shapes and manual palpation). Experiment 2: 10 healthy participants were recruited for a randomised double-blinded assessment by applying pressure of 0.5, 1 and 2 kg to the right temporal tendon with the three extensions and manual palpation. Participants rated the intensity of their sensation/pain on a 0-50-100 numeric rating scale (NRS), unpleasantness on a 0-100 NRS, and if present, they rated and drew the location of referred sensations. Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used in both experiments to compare differences between palpation methods. Tukey's HSD tests were used for the post hoc comparisons, and p values below .05 were considered significant. RESULTS Experiment 1: The extensions showed no significant differences between them regarding reliability and accuracy for all forces and durations (p > .05). The manual method was significantly less reliable and accurate when compared to the other methods (p < .05). Experiment 2: There were no significant differences between the Palpeter extensions regarding pain intensity or unpleasantness NRS scores (p > .05), but all the extensions had significantly increased pain intensity and unpleasantness when compared to manual palpation (p < .05). Similarly, the frequency of referred sensations was similar between extensions but increased when compared to manual palpation. CONCLUSIONS The new Palpeter extensions proved to be significantly more accurate and have lower test-retest variability than the manual method in a non-clinical setting. Clinically, they showed no significant differences in NRS scores for pain intensity nor unpleasantness, with no major differences in referred sensations, making any of the extensions suitable for clinical testing of the temporal tendon in future studies.
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- Nicole Renner
- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biosciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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Sago T, Costa YM, Ferreira DM, Svensson P, Exposto FG. Referred sensations in the orofacial region are associated with a decreased descending pain inhibition and modulated by remote noxious stimuli and local anesthesia. Pain 2023; 164:2228-2238. [PMID: 37289580 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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ABSTRACT Referred sensation (RS) as a specific clinical phenomenon has been known for a long time, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The aims of this study were to assess if (1) healthy individuals who experienced RS had a less active endogenous pain system when compared with those who did not; (2) activation of descending pain inhibition mechanisms can modulate RS parameters; and finally, (3) a transient decrease in peripheral afferent input because of a local anesthetic (LA) block in the masseter muscle can modulate RS parameters. To assess these, 50 healthy participants were assessed in 3 different sessions. In the first session, conditioned pain modulation (CPM) as well as mechanical sensitivity and RS at the masseter muscle were assessed. In the same session, participants who experienced RS had their mechanical sensitivity and RS assessed again while undergoing a CPM protocol. In the second and third sessions, participants had their mechanical sensitivity and RS assessed before and after receiving an injection of 2 mL of LA and isotonic saline into the masseter muscle. The main findings of this study were (1) participants who experienced RS during standardized palpation exhibited increased mechanical sensitivity ( P < 0.05, Tukey post hoc test) and decreased CPM ( P < 0.05, Tukey post hoc test) when compared with those who did not; RS incidence ( P < 0.05, Cochran Q test), frequency ( P < 0.05; Friedman test), intensity ( P < 0.05, Tukey post hoc test), and area ( P < 0.05, Tukey post hoc test) were all significantly reduced when assessed (2) during a painful conditioning stimulus and (3) after LA block. These novel findings highlight that RS in the orofacial region are strongly modified by both peripheral and central nervous system factors.
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- Teppei Sago
- Division of Dental Anesthesiology, Department of Science of Physical Functions, Kyushu Dental University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
- Faculty of Odontology, Malmo University, Malmo, Sweden
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- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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Shaffer SM, Naze GS. Evaluation and management of temporomandibular disorders. Part 1: an orthopedic physical therapy update on examination and clinical reasoning. J Man Manip Ther 2023; 31:133-142. [PMID: 36245265 PMCID: PMC10288910 DOI: 10.1080/10669817.2022.2123171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Temporomandibular (TM) disorders afflict many people globally and, despite the presence of existing peer-reviewed material that assists conservative orthopedic providers, recent advances in knowledge indicate that updated resources are required for students, clinicians, and educators. This two-part series builds off previously published material to present newer supplementary information that can be useful during the evaluation and management processes. Content in Part 1 of this series includes a discussion about the factors that have been shown to contribute to TM disorders, an updated perspective of relevant pain science, a discussion of self-report outcome measures, and various different topics related to the examination of patients with TM disorders. Part 2 addresses information related to the temporomandibular joint disc, joint hypermobility, oral splints, and clinical reasoning. In combination with other available publications, this two-part series provides clinicians an opportunity to improve their delivery of effective and efficient clinical services for people diagnosed with TM disorders.
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- Stephen M. Shaffer
- College of Education, Nursing, and Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA
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- Congdon School of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, High Point University, High Point, NC, USA
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Role of dairy proteins in the reduction of capsaicin-induced oral burning pain. Physiol Behav 2023; 259:114036. [PMID: 36403780 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.114036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Capsaicin-induced burning sensation in the oral mucosa can be relieved by skimmed and whole milk. The mechanism behind this effect, however, is unknown. This study aimed to asses the role of milk proteins in reducing capsaicin-induced oral burning sensation. 24 healthy participants were included in this single-blinded cross-over study consisting of four sessions. In each sessions, mucosal burning sensation was evoked by having the participants dip their tongues in a cup containing 0.1% capsaicin gel for a total of 8 min. The perceived levels of unpleasantness and burning intensity were scored on two different numerical rating scales. After capsaicin exposure, the participants rinsed their mouth for 10 s with a different solution in each session (3.5% casein, 3.5% whey, 3.5% lactose (non-protein control) and skimmed milk (active/positive control)). Mechanical (64, 128 and 256 mN pinprick) and thermal (5, 40, 45 and 50 ̊C) sensitivity of the tongue was measured using semi-quantative sensory testing at baseline, immediately after capsaicin exposure and when the scores for unpleasantness and burning intensity reached the minimum value of 0. Thermographic images of the tongue were taken at the same time-points. Overall, no statistically significant difference in unpleasantness and burning intensity was found between the four sessions (P ≥ 0.070). Explorative pair-wise comparisons, however, showed slight short-term reduction in unpleasantness and burning intensity when comparing the casein solution with the lactose solution (P ≤ 0.020). Scores for burning intensity and unpleasantness varied over time (P ≤ 0.001). Statistically significant changes in heat and mechanical sensitivity was observed between time-points (P < 0.001) but not sessions (P ≥ 0.410). An increased sensitivity towards heat and a decreased sensitivity towards mechanical stimuli was observed after capsaicin exposure compared with baseline (P < 0.001). Similarly, changes in thermographic temperature of the tongue was observed between time-points (P < 0.001), but not sessions (P ≥ 0.827). An increased maximum, minimum and average temperature of the tongue was observed immediately after capsaicin exposure compared with baseline (P < 0.001). In conclusion, short-term rinsing with room temperature milk proteins did not robustly alter capsaicin-induced oral burning sensation, unpleasantness, somatosensory changes or tongue temperature compared with control. Further studies exploring the effects of increased rinsing time and concentrations are needed in the future.
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Exposto FG, Huang M, Haasnoot T, Koutris M, Lobbezoo F, Bendixen KH, Svensson P. Location of mechanically-evoked referred sensations within the trigeminal region are not altered following a heterotopic painful stimulus. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21181. [PMID: 36477455 PMCID: PMC9729233 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24510-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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To investigate whether the location, area and frequency of referred sensations occurring during palpation of the masseter muscle can be influenced by application of a conditioning painful stimulus to the temporalis muscle. Thirty healthy participants were included in this cross-over study, performed in two sessions with > 48 h in between. At each session, palpation of the masseter muscle was performed before and after 0.2 ml of glutamate (1 mol/L) or isotonic saline (control) were injected into the anterior portion of the temporalis muscle. Palpation of the masseter muscle was done using four different forces (0.5 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg). Participants rated the perceived intensity of the palpation and any referred sensations on a 0-50-100 numeric rating scale, the perceived pain intensity following the injections on an electronic visual analogue scale and drew any referred sensations they experienced. No difference in referred sensations location, area and frequency was shown r during palpation either before or after injections (P > 0.05). A moderate correlation was found between perceived sensation scores and referred sensations intensity for the temporalis muscle following glutamate injection (r = 0.407, P < 0.05). Moreover, significantly more participants reported referred sensations for glutamate injections into the temporalis muscle when compared to isotonic saline (P < 0.05). Finally, a significant decrease in the perceived intensity of palpation of the masseter muscle was seen after glutamate injection in the temporalis muscle (P < 0.05). In the current study, location, area and frequency of referred sensations following mechanical stimulation of the masseter muscle were not altered by the application of a painful stimulus to the temporalis muscle. In addition, there seems to be a positive relationship between painful stimuli and referred sensations frequency and intensity elicited from the temporalis muscle.
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- Fernando G. Exposto
- grid.7048.b0000 0001 1956 2722Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark ,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.7048.b0000 0001 1956 2722Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark ,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- grid.7048.b0000 0001 1956 2722Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark ,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark ,grid.32995.340000 0000 9961 9487Faculty of Odontology, Malmø University, Malmö, Sweden
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Yang S, Exposto FG, Mahmoodi S, Svensson P. Mechanical sensitivity changes in pericranial muscles after local anesthesia and experimentally induced pain in the temporalis tendon: Implications for headache and facial pain. Cephalalgia 2022; 42:1127-1137. [PMID: 35469481 DOI: 10.1177/03331024221094294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess changes in mechanical sensitivity of the pericranial muscles in healthy individuals after a local anesthetic block of the temporalis tendon. In addition, to assess, if experimentally induced temporalis tendon pain, can lead to an increase in mechanical sensitivity of the pericranial muscles and reports of headache. METHODS 40 healthy participants were recruited for this randomized, double-blinded, controlled experiment, and were randomly injected with mepivacaine and isotonic saline into the dominant-side temporalis tendon in two different sessions, and either nerve growth factor (n = 20) or isotonic saline (n = 20) in a third session. Mechanical sensitivity was assessed in the temporalis, masseter, and trapezius muscles as well as in the temporalis tendon, on the dominant side, before and 10 minutes after each injection, and in a fourth session two days after the third session. Pain drawings and headache diaries were kept for 30 days after the final session to register any developing pain or headache. RESULTS Mepivacaine injection into the temporalis tendon caused a significant decrease in mechanical sensitivity in the temporal tendon (-54.5%) and the masseter (-15.4%) muscle (P < 0.05) but not the temporalis (-12.1%) and trapezius muscles (-12.7%) (P > 0.05). Nerve growth factor injection into the temporalis tendon caused a significant increase in mechanical sensitivity in the tendon (+15.4%) and masseter muscle (+14.4%) (P < 0.05) but not the temporalis (+2.8%) or trapezius muscles (+3.1%) (P > 0.05). A significant increase was found for headache frequency in the first seven days (P < 0.05) after nerve growth factor injection compared to after isotonic saline injection, but not intensity (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the therapeutic effect of temporalis tendon anesthetic injections on facial pain and headaches are most likely not only due to a direct effect of the local anesthetic on the temporalis tendon but rather to a more generalized block of the nerves in the area. In addition, the temporal tendon may contribute to the pathophysiological processes of headache.
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- Shuting Yang
- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden
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Standardized palpation of the temporalis muscle evoke referred pain and sensations in individuals without TMD. Clin Oral Investig 2021; 26:1241-1249. [PMID: 34342760 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-021-04096-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine if standardized palpations of the temporalis muscle evoke referred pain and/or sensations in individuals without TMD. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a randomized, single-blinded study. The mechanical sensitivity of the right temporalis muscle was assessed in 32 participants without TMD with nine different stimulations to 15 test sites using palpometers (different stimulus intensities (0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 kg) and durations (2, 5, and 10 s). After each stimulus, participants were asked to score perceived pain intensity and intensity of unpleasantness on a 0-100 numeric rating scale as an indicator of mechanical sensitivity in the temporalis muscle and to indicate any areas of referred pain/sensations on a body chart. RESULTS Pain intensity significantly differed between palpation durations, intensities, and test sites (P < 0.001). In contrast, unpleasantness significantly differed between palparation duration and intensities (P < 0.001), but not test sites. Participants more frequently reported referred pain/sensations evoked by the 10-s (34.4%) as opposed to the 2-s (6.3%) and 5-s (15.6%) palpation duration at the 2.0-kg stimulus intensity (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our present results indicate that referred pain/sensations in the orofacial region can be evoked by standardized palpation of the temporalis muscle and influenced by the palpation duration in individuals without TMD. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Referred pain/sensations from the temporalis muscle were duration- and intensity-dependent processes originating from local stimuli.
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Drop homotopic effects of masseter-muscle pain on somatosensory sensitivity in healthy participants. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10575. [PMID: 34012096 PMCID: PMC8136476 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89937-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Current pain classifications use 1.0-kg palpation of the masseter muscle to distinguish between “pain patients” and “healthy controls” but a thorough understanding of the normal physiological responses to various somatosensory stimuli is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate somatosensory function of the skin over the masseter muscle in healthy participants that were divided into a masseter pain prone group (MPP) (n = 22) and non-MPP group (n = 22), according to the response to a 1.0-kg palpation. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) was performed at the skin above the right masseter muscle (homotopic). In an additional experiment, 13 individuals each from MPP and non-MPP received application of 60% topical lidocaine tape to the skin over the masseter muscle for 30 min. Immediately after, mechanical pain sensitivity (MPS), dynamic mechanical allodynia, and pressure pain threshold were tested. Homotopic MPS was significantly higher and PPTs significantly lower in MPP than in N-MPP (P < 0.05). Strikingly, no other differences in QST outcomes were observed between the groups (P > 0.05). After lidocaine application, no significant differences in homotopic MPS were observed between groups. The presence or absence of acute provoked pain in masseter muscle is exclusively associated with differences in homotopic MPS which is decreased following topical anesthesia.
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Effect of photobiomodulation therapy on painful temporomandibular disorders. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9049. [PMID: 33907210 PMCID: PMC8079391 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87265-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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To evaluate the effect of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled manner. Participants were divided into a masseter myalgia group (n = 88) and a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthralgia group (n = 87) according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD). Both groups randomly received PBMT or placebo treatment once a day for 7 consecutive days, one session. The PBMT was applied with a gallium-aluminum-arsenide (GaAlAs) laser (wavelength = 810 nm) at pre-determined points in the masseter muscle (6 J/cm2, 3 regions, 60 s) or TMJ region (6 J/cm2, 5 points, 30 s) according to their most painful site. Pain intensity was rated on a 0–10 numerical rating scale (NRS) and pressure pain thresholds (PPT) and mechanical sensitivity mapping were recorded before and after the treatment on day 1 and day 7. Jaw function was assessed by pain free jaw opening, maximum unassisted jaw opening, maximum assisted jaw opening, maximum protrusion and right and left excursion. Data were analyzed with a mixed model analysis of variance (ANOVA). Pain intensity in arthralgia patients decreased over time (P < 0.001) for both types of interventions, however, PBMT caused greater reduction in pain scores than placebo (P = 0.014). For myalgia patients, pain intensity decreased over time (P < 0.001) but without difference between interventions (P = 0.074). PPTs increased in both myalgia (P < 0.001) and TMJ arthralgia patients over time (P < 0.001) but without difference between interventions (P ≥ 0.614). Overall, PBMT was associated with marginally better improvements in range of motion compared to placebo in both myalgia and arthralgia patients. Pain intensity, sensory function and jaw movements improve after both PBMT and placebo treatments in myalgia and arthralgia patients indicating a substantial non-specific effect of PBMT.
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Magerl W, Thalacker E, Vogel S, Schleip R, Klein T, Treede RD, Schilder A. Tenderness of the Skin after Chemical Stimulation of Underlying Temporal and Thoracolumbar Fasciae Reveals Somatosensory Crosstalk between Superficial and Deep Tissues. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11050370. [PMID: 33919303 PMCID: PMC8143345 DOI: 10.3390/life11050370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Musculoskeletal pain is often associated with pain referred to adjacent areas or skin. So far, no study has analyzed the somatosensory changes of the skin after the stimulation of different underlying fasciae. The current study aimed to investigate heterotopic somatosensory crosstalk between deep tissue (muscle or fascia) and superficial tissue (skin) using two established models of deep tissue pain (namely focal high frequency electrical stimulation (HFS) (100 pulses of constant current electrical stimulation at 10× detection threshold) or the injection of hypertonic saline in stimulus locations as verified using ultrasound). In a methodological pilot experiment in the TLF, different injection volumes of hypertonic saline (50–800 µL) revealed that small injection volumes were most suitable, as they elicited sufficient pain but avoided the complication of the numbing pinprick sensitivity encountered after the injection of a very large volume (800 µL), particularly following muscle injections. The testing of fascia at different body sites revealed that 100 µL of hypertonic saline in the temporal fascia and TLF elicited significant pinprick hyperalgesia in the overlying skin (–26.2% and –23.5% adjusted threshold reduction, p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively), but not the trapezius fascia or iliotibial band. Notably, both estimates of hyperalgesia were significantly correlated (r = 0.61, p < 0.005). Comprehensive somatosensory testing (DFNS standard) revealed that no test parameter was changed significantly following electrical HFS. The experiments demonstrated that fascia stimulation at a sufficient stimulus intensity elicited significant across-tissue facilitation to pinprick stimulation (referred hyperalgesia), a hallmark sign of nociceptive central sensitization.
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- Walter Magerl
- Department of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (W.M.); (E.T.); (S.V.); (T.K.); (R.-D.T.)
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (W.M.); (E.T.); (S.V.); (T.K.); (R.-D.T.)
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (W.M.); (E.T.); (S.V.); (T.K.); (R.-D.T.)
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- Conservative and Rehabilitative Orthopedics, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany;
- DIPLOMA Hochschule, 37242 Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (W.M.); (E.T.); (S.V.); (T.K.); (R.-D.T.)
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (W.M.); (E.T.); (S.V.); (T.K.); (R.-D.T.)
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (W.M.); (E.T.); (S.V.); (T.K.); (R.-D.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-621-383-71400; Fax: +49-621-383-71401
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Ernberg M, Wieslander Fältmars A, Hajizadeh Kopayeh M, Arzt Wallén S, Cankalp T, Christidis N. The Effect of Granisetron on Sensory Detection and Pain Thresholds in Facial Skin of Healthy Young Males. Front Neurol 2020; 11:237. [PMID: 32328025 PMCID: PMC7161671 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: The specific serotonin type 3 (5-HT3)-receptor antagonist granisetron effectively reduces clinical as well as experimental muscle pain and hyperalgesia and with a duration that exceeds that of lidocaine. Hence, it may be an alternative to lidocaine as a local anesthetic. There are also some indications that granisetron in addition to 5-HT3 receptors blocks sodium channels. Thus, the local anesthetic effect by granisetron may resemble that of lidocaine, but this has not been tested. The aim of this study was therefore to compare the effect granisetron has on facial skin sensitivity to the effect of lidocaine and isotonic saline. Methods: This was a randomized, controlled, and double-blind study, in which 1 ml of either granisetron (test-substance), lidocaine (positive control), or isotonic saline (negative control) was injected into the skin over the masseter muscle at three different occasions in 18 healthy males (27.2 ± 5.8 years old). Skin detection thresholds and pain thresholds for thermal stimuli as well as mechanical detection thresholds and sensitivity to a painful mechanical (pinprick) stimulus were assessed before (baseline) and 5, 20, 40, and 60 min after injection. The quality and area of subjective sensory change over the cheek were assessed 20 min after injection. Results: All substances increased the mechanical detection threshold (granisetron: p = 0.011; lidocaine: p = 0.016; saline: p = 0.031). Both granisetron and lidocaine, but not isotonic saline, increased the heat detection thresholds (p < 0.001 and p < 0.02, respectively), but not the cold detection thresholds. Granisetron and lidocaine also reduced pinprick pain (p = 0.001 for each comparison). There were no significant differences between granisetron and lidocaine for any of these variables. There was no effect on thermal pain thresholds for any substance. Conclusion: The similar analgesic patterns on mechanical sensory and pain thresholds as well as thermal sensory thresholds over the facial skin by subcutaneous injection of granisetron and lidocaine shown in this study and the absence of paresthesia, in combination with the reduced pain intensity and pressure pain sensitivity shown in previous studies, indicate that granisetron might be a novel candidate as a local anesthetic.
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- Malin Ernberg
- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON), Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON), Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON), Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON), Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON), Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON), Huddinge, Sweden
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Shaballout N, Neubert TA, Boudreau S, Beissner F. From Paper to Digital Applications of the Pain Drawing: Systematic Review of Methodological Milestones. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019; 7:e14569. [PMID: 31489841 PMCID: PMC6753689 DOI: 10.2196/14569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background In a pain drawing (PD), the patient shades or marks painful areas on an illustration of the human body. This simple yet powerful tool captures essential aspects of the subjective pain experience, such as localization, intensity, and distribution of pain, and enables the extraction of meaningful information, such as pain area, widespreadness, and segmental pattern. Starting as a simple pen-on-paper tool, PDs are now sophisticated digital health applications paving the way for many new and exciting basic translational and clinical applications. Objective Grasping the full potential of digital PDs and laying the groundwork for future medical PD apps requires an understanding of the methodological developments that have shaped our current understanding of uses and design. This review presents methodological milestones in the development of both pen-on-paper and digital PDs, thereby offering insight into future possibilities created by the transition from paper to digital. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search covering PD acquisition, conception of PDs, PD analysis, and PD visualization. Results The literature search yielded 435 potentially relevant papers, from which 53 methodological milestones were identified. These milestones include, for example, the grid method to quantify pain area, the pain-frequency maps, and the use of artificial neural networks to facilitate diagnosis. Conclusions Digital technologies have had a significant influence on the evolution of PDs, whereas their versatility is leading to ever new applications in the field of medical apps and beyond. In this process, however, there is a clear need for better standardization and a re-evaluation of methodological and technical limitations that no longer apply today.
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- Nour Shaballout
- Somatosensory and Autonomic Therapy Research, Institute for Neuroradiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Somatosensory and Autonomic Therapy Research, Institute for Neuroradiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Somatosensory and Autonomic Therapy Research, Institute for Neuroradiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Ohrbach R, Dworkin SF. AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2019; 20:1276-1292. [PMID: 31004786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The classification of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has progressed substantially over the past 25 years owing to the strategic implementation of an initial classification system based on core taxonomic principles. In this article, we describe the development of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) and its translation into the multidimensional Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations Innovations Opportunities and Networks-AAPT for chronic pain disorders. The initial scientific classification system (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) relied on a boot-strapping process that did not attempt to solve all known clinical problems but, rather, focused on problems that could be solved at that time. The core design principles included using epidemiologic data, operationalized concepts, reliable methods, and the incorporation of the biopsychosocial model into a dual axis system. This system led to sufficient data collection internationally that the system itself could be revised, first by critical evaluation of all aspects, second by review from invited experts, and third by the construction of a revised taxonomy (DC/TMD) that maintained the core design principles of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. The resultant disorders with pain as a dominant feature exhibit substantial sensitivity and specificity, and they have been translated into the AAPT framework. The AAPT TMD criteria are part of an evidence-based classification system providing a systematic structure that includes 5 dimensions: diagnostic criteria, common features, comorbidities, consequences, and putative mechanisms. Future research will attempt to extend this AAPT domain from solely TMDs to include other orofacial pain conditions. PERSPECTIVE: The painful TMDs have well-established sensitivity and specificity, as based on the DC/TMD; their translation to the AAPT framework for chronic pain conditions provides a structure for consistent clinical application within the broader health care settings and for future research on the TMDs.
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- Richard Ohrbach
- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Oral Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Washington (Emeritus), Seattle, Washington
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Comparison of masseter muscle referred sensations after mechanical and glutamate stimulation: a randomized, double-blind, controlled, cross-over study. Pain 2019; 159:2649-2657. [PMID: 30180087 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Referred sensations (RS) are commonly found in various musculoskeletal pain conditions. Experimental studies have shown that RS can be elicited through glutamate injection and mechanical stimulation. Despite this, differences and similarities between these modalities in RS outcomes remain unclear. The aim of this study was to assess differences between mechanical-induced and glutamate injection-induced RS in the trigeminal region. The present randomized, double-blind, controlled, cross-over study recruited 60 healthy participants who were assessed in 2 different sessions. In both sessions, pressure was applied to the masseter muscle with 4 different forces (0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kg), and glutamate (1 mol/L or 0.25 mol/L) was injected into the same area. Participants rated their perceived masseter sensations and rated and drew any RS they experienced. No difference was found in number of participants reporting RS after glutamate injection compared with mechanical stimulation. More participants reported RS when the stimulus was painful compared with a nonpainful stimulus. Furthermore, it was shown that the more intense the stimulus, the higher the frequency of RS. Finally, RS centre-of-gravity location was similar between the 2 sessions. In summary, RS was elicited in healthy individuals through both modalities, and no differences in frequency of RS were observed in the orofacial region. Hence, RS does not seem to be modality-dependent, and only the painfulness of the stimulus caused an increase in frequency of RS. Finally, RS location for each participant was similar in both sessions possibly indicating a preferred location of referral. These findings may have implications for our understanding of RS in craniofacial pain conditions.
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Sandoval I, Moura Ferreira P, Obregon F, Whittle T, Murray GM. Experimental noxious stimulation of the right masseter muscle does not affect bilateral masseter and temporalis muscle activity and force parameters during standardised isometric biting tasks. J Oral Rehabil 2018; 45:871-880. [PMID: 30024046 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIM To determine if the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the left and right masseter and anterior temporalis muscles is altered by experimental right masseter muscle noxious stimulation during goal-directed isometric biting tasks in asymptomatic humans. METHODS Isometric biting tasks (slow and fast ramp biting tasks, 2-step biting task) were performed on an intraoral force transducer in 18 participants during the following blocks: baseline block, hypertonic saline infusion into the right masseter muscle (painful block) and isotonic saline infusion into the right masseter (control block). Bipolar surface electrodes recorded EMG activity from the bilateral masseter and anterior temporalis muscles. A 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) quantified pain intensity, and the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) were completed. Repeated measures ANOVA assessed the effects of pain on the force rates (N/s), force amplitudes (N) and the root mean square (RMS) jaw muscle EMG activity across blocks. Statistical significance accepted at P < 0.05. RESULTS VAS scores were significantly (P < 0.001) higher during hypertonic than isotonic saline infusion blocks. There was no significant effect of pain on the force rates, or force levels or the RMS EMG activity of each masseter and anterior temporalis muscle. CONCLUSION The findings suggest that experimentally induced right masseter muscle pain does not modify force or surface jaw muscle EMG activity during isometric biting tasks.
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- Isbel Sandoval
- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Exposto FG, Masuda M, Castrillon EE, Svensson P. Effects of nerve growth factor experimentally-induced craniofacial muscle sensitization on referred pain frequency and number of headache days: A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study. Cephalalgia 2018. [PMID: 29528692 DOI: 10.1177/0333102418758481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess if repeated intramuscular injections of nerve growth factor into the temporalis and masseter muscles increase mechanical sensitivity and entropy scores. Furthermore, to investigate if increased mechanical sensitivity would lead to increased prevalence of referred pain in the studied individuals. Finally, if increased muscle sensitization would lead to an increase in number of headache days during the experimental period. METHODS The present double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study recruited 16 healthy participants who were injected with nerve growth-factor, on 2 days, into the masseter and temporalis muscles and isotonic saline on the contralateral side. Mechanical sensitivity was assessed at seven different time-points (total of 21 days) by application of three different forces to 15 different sites of both muscles. Participants were asked after each force application if they experienced referred pain and were asked to keep a headache diary during the experimental period. RESULTS In summary, a) repeated intramuscular injections of nerve-growth-factor caused an increase in mechanical sensitivity for the masseter but not the temporalis muscle, and an increase in entropy scores when compared to the isotonic saline side. b) Both referred pain frequency and number of headache days were not increased following nerve-growth-factor injections. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the idea that mechanical sensitization in the masseter and temporalis muscles differs following injections of nerve growth factor. Furthermore, referred pain and headache frequency do not seem to be related to nerve growth factor sensitization in this model. These findings support the idea that in healthy individuals referred pain may be an epiphenomenon of the muscle in response to noxious input.
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- F G Exposto
- 1 Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,2 Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- 3 Department of Oral Function and Rehabilitation, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Japan
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- 1 Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,2 Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- 1 Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,2 Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark.,4 Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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Suzuki S, Arima T, Kitagawa Y, Svensson P, Castrillon E. Influence of glutamate-evoked pain and sustained elevated muscle activity on blood oxygenation in the human masseter muscle. Eur J Oral Sci 2017; 125:453-462. [DOI: 10.1111/eos.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Shunichi Suzuki
- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function; Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
- Division of Oral Diagnosis and Medicine; Department of Oral Pathobiological Science; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON); Aarhus Denmark
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- Section of International Affairs; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
- Clinical Division of Temporomandibular Disorders; Hokkaido University Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Division of Oral Diagnosis and Medicine; Department of Oral Pathobiological Science; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function; Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON); Aarhus Denmark
- Department of Dental Medicine; Karolinska Institutet; Huddinge Sweden
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function; Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Health; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON); Aarhus Denmark
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Dagsdóttir LK, Bellan V, Skyt I, Vase L, Baad-Hansen L, Castrillon E, Svensson P. Multisensory modulation of experimentally evoked perceptual distortion of the face. J Oral Rehabil 2017; 45:1-8. [PMID: 29054121 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic oro-facial pain patients often perceive the painful face area as "swollen" without clinical signs, that is a perceptual distortion (PD). Local anaesthetic (LA) injections in healthy participants are also associated with PD. OBJECTIVE The aim was to explore whether PD evoked by LA into the infraorbital region could be modulated by adding mechanical stimulation (MS) to the affected area. METHODS Mechanical stimulation was given with a brush and a 128-mN von Frey filament. Firstly, sixty healthy participants were randomly divided into three groups: (i) LA control, (ii) LA with MS, (iii) isotonic solution (ISO) with MS as an additional control condition. To further examine the role of a multisensory modulation, an additional experiment was conducted. Twenty participants received LA with MS (filament) in addition to visual feedback of their distorted face. The results of the two experiments are presented together. RESULTS All three LA groups experienced PD; per contra, PD was not reported in the ISO group. MS alone did not change the magnitude of PD: brush (P = .089), filament (P = .203). However, when the filament stimulation was combined with additional visual information of a distorted face, there was observable decrease in PD (P = .002). CONCLUSION The findings indicate the importance of multisensory integration for PD and represent a significant step forward in the understanding of the factors that may influence this common condition. Future studies are encouraged to investigate further the cortical processing for possible implications for PD in pain management.
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- L K Dagsdóttir
- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Odontology and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center of Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Odontology and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center of Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Odontology and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center of Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Odontology and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center of Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
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Inamoto K, Murray GM, Whittle T. Effect of a brief episode of experimental muscle pain on jaw movement and jaw-muscle activity during chewing. Eur J Oral Sci 2016; 125:34-43. [PMID: 28008667 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aims of this study were to determine whether: (i) the jaw motor system develops a new pattern of jaw movement and/or jaw-muscle activity after resolution of an acute episode of jaw-muscle pain; and (ii) if jaw-muscle activity and jaw-movement features change progressively with repetition of a chewing sequence. Jaw movement and jaw muscle (masseter, anterior temporalis, and digastric) activity were recorded during free and rate-standardized chewing in eight asymptomatic participants (pain infusion group), before and at three time blocks up to 45 min after a single 0.2-ml bolus infusion of 5% hypertonic saline into the right masseter muscle. The same procedure, without infusion, was performed in another eight participants (control group). There were no significant main effects of group on jaw movement and muscle activity, suggesting that there were no persistent post-pain effects on chewing. Across groups, repetitions of free and unstandardized chewing movements were associated with progressive increases in velocity and amplitude of jaw movement and masseter and temporalis electromyographic (EMG) activity. These findings suggest that factors unrelated to pain, such as practice effects, may be playing a role in the changes in jaw movement and jaw-muscle activity observed after resolution of an acute episode of jaw-muscle pain.
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- Kyoko Inamoto
- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.,Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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Widmer CG, Morris-Wiman J. Mouse preferential incising force orientation changes during jaw closing muscle hyperalgesia and is sex dependent. Physiol Behav 2016; 167:132-144. [PMID: 27619173 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mouse incising is controlled by a central pattern generator and this activity can change in the presence of pain. The incising frequency and maximum force generation decreases with pain. In this study, we used repetitive acidic injections in the left masseter muscle of male and female mice to determine differences between baseline and jaw muscle pain conditions and the effect of sex on preferential incising direction. METHODS A within subject design was used to evaluate data previously acquired using multi-axis force data (X, Y and Z) from the 4th baseline recording day and day 7 post-injection (day of maximal pain response) for each mouse of each sex. A total of 34 female and male (age 3-9months) CD-1 mice were evaluated. After mathematically rotating the X and Y axes to align the Y axis to be parallel to the wire struts of the cage top, data were analyzed to determine incising direction preference during baseline (non-pain) and pain (day 7) conditions and between sex. Radar plots of X-Y, X-Z and Y-Z axes depicted the average direction of incising preference between baseline and pain conditions for each sex. Statistical differences among groups were tested using a mixed model ANOVA. RESULTS Similar to previous findings, female mice had a more robust difference in incising direction preference when comparing male and female pain conditions and this was most evident in the X-Z axes. The incising frequencies most commonly affected were 5.3, 6.2 and 7.6Hz. Male mice varied little in their incising direction preference between the baseline and pain conditions. In addition, statistical comparison of ratios of the percent of time spent incising in the Z versus X axes for each incising frequency found that the incising preference was not different when comparing 5.3 and 7.6Hz frequencies. Finally, female mice used a novel approach to minimize pain while incising by rotating their head and body nearly 180 degrees while males did not use this strategy as frequently. CONCLUSIONS The preferred incising direction changes in a jaw muscle pain condition and this information can be used to further characterize functional pain in the masticatory muscle system. The changes were dependent on the incising frequency generated by the central pattern generator for incising.
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- C G Widmer
- Dept. of Orthodontics, Box 100444, JHMHSC, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0444, USA.
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- Biomedical Sciences, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 400 North Lee St., Lewisburg, VA 24901, USA.
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Vulvodynia refers to pain in the vulva of at least 3 months’ duration in the absence of a recognized underlying cause. Provoked, localized vestibulodynia is the term used to describe superficial pain confined to the vulvar vestibule, provoked by touch. This review will focus on provoked vestibulodynia with regard to its suggested causative factors and will discuss the role of inflammation, vulvovaginal infections, mucosal nerve fiber proliferation, hormonal associations, central pain mechanisms, pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, and genetic factors. Clinical observations, epidemiological studies, and data from basic research emphasize the heterogeneity of vulvar pain syndromes. There is a critical need to perform prospective, longitudinal studies that will allow better diagnostic criteria and subgrouping of patients that would lead to improvements in our understanding of provoked vestibulodynia and its treatment.
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- Ahinoam Lev-Sagie
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Shimada A, Castrillon EE, Baad-Hansen L, Ghafouri B, Gerdle B, Wåhlén K, Ernberg M, Cairns BE, Svensson P. Increased pain and muscle glutamate concentration after single ingestion of monosodium glutamate by myofascial temporomandibular disorders patients. Eur J Pain 2016; 20:1502-12. [PMID: 27091318 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study was conducted to investigate if single monosodium glutamate (MSG) administration would elevate muscle/serum glutamate concentrations and affect muscle pain sensitivity in myofascial temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients more than in healthy individuals. METHODS Twelve myofascial TMD patients and 12 sex- and age-matched healthy controls participated in two sessions. Participants drank MSG (150 mg/kg) or NaCl (24 mg/kg; control) diluted in 400 mL of soda. The concentration of glutamate in the masseter muscle, blood plasma and saliva was determined before and after the ingestion of MSG or control. At baseline and every 15 min after the ingestion, pain intensity was scored on a 0-10 numeric rating scale. Pressure pain threshold, pressure pain tolerance (PPTol) and autonomic parameters were measured. All participants were asked to report adverse effects after the ingestion. RESULTS In TMD, interstitial glutamate concentration was significantly greater after the MSG ingestion when compared with healthy controls. TMD reported a mean pain intensity of 2.8/10 at baseline, which significantly increased by 40% 30 min post MSG ingestion. At baseline, TMD showed lower PPTols in the masseter and trapezius, and higher diastolic blood pressure and heart rate than healthy controls. The MSG ingestion resulted in reports of headache by half of the TMD and healthy controls, respectively. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that myofascial TMD patients may be particularly sensitive to the effects of ingested MSG. WHAT DOES THIS STUDY ADD?': Elevation of interstitial glutamate concentration in the masseter muscle caused by monosodium glutamate (MSG) ingestion was significantly greater in myofascial myofascial temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients than healthy individuals. This elevation of interstitial glutamate concentration in the masseter muscle significantly increased the intensity of spontaneous pain in myofascial TMD patients.
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- A Shimada
- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark. .,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pain and Rehabilitation Center, Anaesthetics, Operations and Specialty Surgery Center, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pain and Rehabilitation Center, Anaesthetics, Operations and Specialty Surgery Center, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pain and Rehabilitation Center, Anaesthetics, Operations and Specialty Surgery Center, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark.,Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark.,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark
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Zhang J, Hoheisel U, Klein T, Magerl W, Mense S, Treede RD. High-frequency modulation of rat spinal field potentials: effects of slowly conducting muscle vs. skin afferents. J Neurophysiol 2015; 115:692-700. [PMID: 26561600 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00415.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Long-term potentiation (LTP) in rat spinal dorsal horn neurons was induced by electrical high-frequency stimulation (HFS) of afferent C fibers. LTP is generally assumed to be a key mechanism of spinal sensitization. To determine the contribution of skin and muscle afferents to LTP induction, the sural nerve (SU, pure skin nerve) or the gastrocnemius-soleus nerve (GS, pure muscle nerve) were stimulated individually. As a measure of spinal LTP, C-fiber-induced synaptic field potentials (SFPs) evoked by the GS and by the SU were recorded in the dorsal horn. HFS induced a sustained increase of SFPs of the same nerve for at least 3 h, indicating the elicitation of homosynaptic nociceptive spinal LTP. LTP after muscle nerve stimulation (HFS to GS) was more pronounced (increase to 248%, P < 0.05) compared with LTP after skin nerve stimulation (HFS applied to SU; increase to 151% of baseline, P < 0.05). HFS applied to GS also increased the SFPs of the unconditioned SU (heterosynaptic LTP) significantly, whereas HFS applied to SU had no significant impact on the SFP evoked by the GS. Collectively, the data indicate that HFS of a muscle or skin nerve evoked nociceptive spinal LTP with large effect sizes for homosynaptic LTP (Cohen's d of 0.8-1.9) and small to medium effect sizes for heterosynaptic LTP (Cohen's d of 0.4-0.65). The finding that homosynaptic and heterosynaptic LTP after HFS of the muscle nerve were more pronounced than those after HFS of a skin nerve suggests that muscle pain may be associated with more extensive LTP than cutaneous pain.
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- Juanjuan Zhang
- Chair of Neurophysiology, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology (CBTM), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; and
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- Chair of Neurophysiology, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology (CBTM), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; and
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- Chair of Neurophysiology, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology (CBTM), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; and Mundipharma Research GmbH & Co., Limburg, Germany
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- Chair of Neurophysiology, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology (CBTM), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; and
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- Chair of Neurophysiology, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology (CBTM), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; and
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- Chair of Neurophysiology, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology (CBTM), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; and
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Shimada A, Castrillon E, Baad-Hansen L, Ghafouri B, Gerdle B, Ernberg M, Cairns B, Svensson P. Muscle pain sensitivity after glutamate injection is not modified by systemic administration of monosodium glutamate. J Headache Pain 2015. [PMID: 26197975 PMCID: PMC4510106 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-015-0546-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is often thought to be associated with headache and craniofacial pains like temporomandibular disorders. This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study was performed to investigate how ingestion of MSG affects muscle pain sensitivity before and after experimentally induced muscle pain. Methods Sixteen healthy adult subjects participated in 2 sessions with at least 1-week interval between sessions. In each session, two injections of glutamate (Glu, 0.5 M, 0.2 ml) and two injections of saline (0.9 %, 0.2 ml) into the masseter and temporalis muscles, respectively, were undertaken, with a 15 min interval between each injection. Injections of saline were made contralateral to Glu injections and done in a randomized order. Participants drank 400 mL of soda mixed with either MSG (150 mg/kg) or NaCl (24 mg/kg, placebo) 30 min before the intramuscular injections. Pressure pain thresholds (PPT), autonomic parameters and pain intensity were assessed prior to (baseline) and 30 min after ingestion of soda, as well as 5 min and 10 min after the intramuscular injections and at the end of the session. Whole saliva samples were collected prior to and 30, 45, 60, and 75 min after the ingestion of soda. Results MSG administration resulted in a significantly higher Glu level in saliva than administration of NaCl and was associated with a significant increase in systolic blood pressure. Injections of Glu were significantly more painful than injections of NaCl. However, ingestion of MSG did not change the intensity of Glu-evoked pain. Glu injections also significantly increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure, but without an additional effect of MSG ingestion. Glu injections into the masseter muscle significantly reduced the PPT. However, pre-injection MSG ingestion did not significantly alter this effect. Interestingly, PPT was significantly increased in the trapezius after MSG ingestion and intramuscular injection of Glu in the jaw muscles. Conclusion The main finding in this study was that systemic intake of a substantial amount of MSG does not influence either pain intensity or pressure pain sensitivity in the masseter and temporalis muscles into which Glu injections were made.
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- Akiko Shimada
- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark,
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Tolerability of hypertonic injectables. Int J Pharm 2015; 490:308-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Revised: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sato H, Castrillon E, Cairns B, Bendixen K, Wang K, Nakagawa T, Wajima K, Svensson P. Intramuscular pH modulates glutamate-evoked masseter muscle pain magnitude in humans. Eur J Pain 2015; 20:106-15. [DOI: 10.1002/ejp.697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- H. Sato
- Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery; School of Medicine; Keio University; Tokyo Japan
- Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery; Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Hospital; Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oral Physiology; School of Dentistry; Aarhus University; Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON); Huddinge Sweden
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of British Columbia; Vancouver Canada
- Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction; The Faculty of Medicine; Department of Health Science and Technology; Aalborg University; Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Oral Physiology; School of Dentistry; Aarhus University; Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON); Huddinge Sweden
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- Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction; The Faculty of Medicine; Department of Health Science and Technology; Aalborg University; Denmark
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- Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery; School of Medicine; Keio University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery; School of Medicine; Keio University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oral Physiology; School of Dentistry; Aarhus University; Denmark
- Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neuroscience (SCON); Huddinge Sweden
- Department of Dental Medicine; Karolinska Institute; Huddinge Sweden
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Naganawa T, Baad-Hansen L, Ando T, Svensson P. Influence of topical application of capsaicin, menthol and local anesthetics on intraoral somatosensory sensitivity in healthy subjects: temporal and spatial aspects. Exp Brain Res 2015; 233:1189-99. [PMID: 25596697 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4200-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate temporal and spatial aspects of somatosensory changes after topical application of capsaicin, menthol and local anesthetics (LA) on the gingiva with the use of intraoral palpometers and thermal devices. Sixteen healthy volunteers (eight male, eight female) participated. Four topical preparations (capsaicin, menthol, LA and Vaseline as a control) were randomly applied to the gingiva around the first premolar in the upper jaw via individual oral templates, which allowed spatial mapping of somatosensory changes at and adjacent to the site of application. The topical drugs were applied for 15 min in a randomized and balanced sequence. The perceived preparation-evoked pain intensity was recorded with the use of 0-10 visual analog scales (VAS). Standardized mechanical and thermal stimuli were applied before, during and up to 30 min after the topical applications, and numerical rating scales (NRS) were used to score the perceived intensity of the stimuli. Peak VAS, area under the curve and mean VAS preparation-evoked pain scores for capsaicin, menthol, LA and control were compared with paired t tests. NRS scores for mechanical and thermal test stimuli were analyzed with four-way repeated measurements analyses of variance. Capsaicin evoked significantly higher VAS pain parameters as well as higher NRS scores to heat stimuli than control (P < 0.029). There were no significant differences in stimulus-evoked NRS scores between the menthol and control conditions (P = 0.518), but LA caused significantly lower stimulus-evoked NRS scores compared with control (P < 0.001). Post hoc tests showed that capsaicin caused sensitization to heat stimuli at and adjacent to the application area. In conclusion, this study for the first time demonstrates the time course of capsaicin-evoked heat hyperalgesia in and outside the site of application at the oral mucosa (primary and secondary hyperalgesia).
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- Takuya Naganawa
- Section of Clinical Oral Physiology, Department of Dentistry, Health, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, 8000, Åarhus C, Denmark,
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Einfluss der CMD auf die mechanische Schmerzschwelle außerhalb der Kopf-Gesichts-Region. MANUELLE MEDIZIN 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00337-014-1125-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Naganawa T, Baad-Hansen L, Ando T, Svensson P. Effect of a reversal mirror condition on orofacial mechanical sensitivity. Somatosens Mot Res 2014; 31:191-7. [PMID: 24855905 DOI: 10.3109/08990220.2014.914484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether watching one's own face being touched in a reversal mirror condition modulates orofacial somatosensory sensitivity. A total of 37 healthy volunteers participated in a pilot study, the main study, and a control experiment. In the main experiment, 16 participants received seven different intensities of pinprick stimuli in the right infraorbital region. The perceived stimulus intensity was rated on a 0-50-100 numerical rating scale (NRS). In addition, the pinprick threshold (PiPT) was evaluated in the same region using an electronic von Frey device. During stimuli, participants were watching their own face in two different conditions (normal and reversal mirror) in randomized order. Subjective experiences during each condition were assessed with a questionnaire containing nine statements. The participants rated their level of agreement with the statements using a 7-item Likert scale. There were significant main effects on NRS scores of stimulus forces (p < 0.001) and experimental condition (p < 0.001). Post hoc analyses showed that stimulation with higher force levels induced significantly higher NRS scores (p < 0.001), but interestingly, there were significantly lower NRS scores in the reversal mirror condition than in the normal mirror condition (p < 0.001). There was no significant main effect of experimental condition on PiPT (p = 0.184). The experimental condition influenced the response to several statements significantly (p < 0.001). The somatosensory sensitivity may be impaired when the location of stimulation is not in accordance with the perception. In conclusion, hypoesthetic effects of a reversal mirror were present for fixed force measures but not for threshold measures. Further studies are now needed to describe the potential implications for other somatosensory modalities and orofacial pain conditions.
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- Takuya Naganawa
- Section of Clinical Oral Physiology, Department of Dentistry, Health, Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark
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Shimada A, Hara S, Svensson P. Effect of experimental jaw muscle pain on EMG activity and bite force distribution at different level of clenching. J Oral Rehabil 2013; 40:826-33. [PMID: 23992609 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bite force at different levels of clenching and the corresponding electromyographic (EMG) activity in jaw-closing muscles were recorded in 16 healthy women before, during and after painful stimulation of the left masseter muscle. Experimental pain was induced by infusion of 5·8% hypertonic saline (HS), and 0·9% isotonic saline (IS) was infused as a control. EMG activity was recorded bilaterally from the masseter and temporalis muscles, and static bite force was assessed by pressure-sensitive films (Dental Pre-scale) at 5, 50 and 100% of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) during each session. Visual feedback was applied by showing EMG activity to help the subject perform clenching at 5, 50 and 100% MVC, respectively. EMG activity at 100% MVC in left and right masseter decreased significantly during painful HS infusion (1·7-44·6%; P < 0·05). EMG activity at 5% and 50% MVC was decreased during HS infusion in the painful masseter muscle (4·8-18·6%; P < 0·05); however, EMG activity in the other muscles increased significantly (18·5-128·3%; P < 0·05). There was a significant increase in bite force in the molar regions at 50% MVC during HS infusion and in the post-infusion condition (P < 0·05). However, there were no significant differences in the distribution of forces at 100% MVC. In conclusion, experimental pain in the masseter muscle has an inhibitory effect on jaw muscle activity at maximal voluntary contraction, and compensatory mechanisms may influence the recruitment pattern at submaximal efforts.
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- A Shimada
- Section of Clinical Oral Physiology, Department of Dentistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Somatosensory Sensitivity in Patients With Persistent Idiopathic Orofacial Pain Is Associated With Pain Relief From Hypnosis and Relaxation. Clin J Pain 2013; 29:518-26. [DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e318268e4e7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Vierck CJ, Whitsel BL, Favorov OV, Brown AW, Tommerdahl M. Role of primary somatosensory cortex in the coding of pain. Pain 2013; 154:334-344. [PMID: 23245864 PMCID: PMC4501501 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The intensity and submodality of pain are widely attributed to stimulus encoding by peripheral and subcortical spinal/trigeminal portions of the somatosensory nervous system. Consistent with this interpretation are studies of surgically anesthetized animals, demonstrating that relationships between nociceptive stimulation and activation of neurons are similar at subcortical levels of somatosensory projection and within the primary somatosensory cortex (in cytoarchitectural areas 3b and 1 of somatosensory cortex, SI). Such findings have led to characterizations of SI as a network that preserves, rather than transforms, the excitatory drive it receives from subcortical levels. Inconsistent with this perspective are images and neurophysiological recordings of SI neurons in lightly anesthetized primates. These studies demonstrate that an extreme anterior position within SI (area 3a) receives input originating predominantly from unmyelinated nociceptors, distinguishing it from posterior SI (areas 3b and 1), long recognized as receiving input predominantly from myelinated afferents, including nociceptors. Of particular importance, interactions between these subregions during maintained nociceptive stimulation are accompanied by an altered SI response to myelinated and unmyelinated nociceptors. A revised view of pain coding within SI cortex is discussed, and potentially significant clinical implications are emphasized.
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- Charles J Vierck
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0244, USA Department of Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Department of Computer Sciences, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Senior School, Shadyside Academy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Lu S, Baad-Hansen L, Zhang Z, Svensson P. Reliability of a new technique for intraoral mapping of somatosensory sensitivity. Somatosens Mot Res 2012; 30:30-6. [DOI: 10.3109/08990220.2012.741631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Central projection of pain arising from delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in human subjects. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47230. [PMID: 23056613 PMCID: PMC3466236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a subacute pain state arising 24–48 hours after a bout of unaccustomed eccentric muscle contractions. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to examine the patterns of cortical activation arising during DOMS-related pain in the quadriceps muscle of healthy volunteers evoked by either voluntary contraction or physical stimulation. The painful movement or physical stimulation of the DOMS-affected thigh disclosed widespread activation in the primary somatosensory and motor (S1, M1) cortices, stretching far beyond the corresponding areas somatotopically related to contraction or physical stimulation of the thigh; activation also included a large area within the cingulate cortex encompassing posteroanterior regions and the cingulate motor area. Pain-related activations were also found in premotor (M2) areas, bilateral in the insular cortex and the thalamic nuclei. In contrast, movement of a DOMS-affected limb led also to activation in the ipsilateral anterior cerebellum, while DOMS-related pain evoked by physical stimulation devoid of limb movement did not.
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Influence of age and gender on trigeminal sensory function and magnetically evoked masseteric exteroceptive suppression reflex. Arch Oral Biol 2012; 57:995-1002. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Castrillon EE, Cairns BE, Wang K, Arendt-Nielsen L, Svensson P. Comparison of glutamate-evoked pain between the temporalis and masseter muscles in men and women. Pain 2012; 153:823-829. [PMID: 22336721 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Revised: 12/15/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Pain in myofascial temporomandibular disorder (TMD) can affect both the masseter and temporalis muscles. Glutamate injection into the masseter muscle evokes pain that is greater in men than in women and this pain is attenuated by co-injection of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine (10 mmol/L) in men. Animal studies suggested that pain induced by peripheral NMDA receptor activation could differ between the temporalis and masseter muscles and between men and women. The study aims were to investigate differences in glutamate-evoked pain between these muscles and the effectiveness of ketamine to attenuate glutamate-evoked pain in both genders. Pain and mechanical sensitivity were induced in 2 sessions of an experiment in 14 women and 16 men by repeated injections of glutamate (0.5 mol/L) with and without ketamine (20 mmol/L) into the masseter and temporalis muscles. Two injections were applied into the same masseter muscle and 2 injections into the same anterior temporalis muscle at each session. Visual analogue scale (VAS) pain intensities and pain drawing areas were assessed. Glutamate-evoked pain and pain drawing area were significantly greater from the temporalis muscle than from the masseter muscle (P<.02) in both genders. Women reported significantly greater glutamate-evoked masseter muscle pain than men (P<.03). Co-injection of ketamine, at higher dose than previously used, was equally effective in attenuating glutamate-evoked pain from both muscles in both genders (P<.01). The current findings indicate that the characteristics of pain generated by intramuscular injection of glutamate vary for different masticatory muscles and may be partially generated through activation of peripheral NMDA receptors.
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- Eduardo E Castrillon
- Department of Clinical Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Juhl GI, Jensen TS, Norholt SE, Svensson P. Central sensitization phenomena after third molar surgery: A quantitative sensory testing study. Eur J Pain 2012; 12:116-27. [PMID: 17553713 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2005] [Revised: 04/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical removal of third molars may carry a risk of developing persistent orofacial pain, and central sensitization appears to play an important role in the transition from acute to chronic pain. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate sensitization (primarily central sensitization) after orofacial trauma using quantitative sensory testing (QST). METHODS A total of 32 healthy men (16 patients and 16 age-matched control subjects) underwent a battery of quantitative tests adapted to the trigeminal area at baseline and 2, 7, and 30 days following surgical removal of a lower impacted third molar. RESULTS Central sensitization for at least one week was indicated by significantly increased pain intensity evoked by intraoral repetitive pinprick and electrical stimulation (p<0.05) including facilitation of temporal summation mechanisms (p<0.05), extraoral repetitive electrical stimulation (p<0.001), significantly more frequent aftersensation in patients (p<0.001), extraoral hyperalgesia due to single pinprick stimulation (p<0.05) and larger pain areas due to intranasal stimulation (p<0.001). Peripheral sensitization was indicated by intraoral hyperalgesia due to single pinprick (p<0.05). CONCLUSION We found clear signs of sensitization of the trigeminal nociceptive system for at least one week after the surgery. Our results indicate that even a minor orofacial surgical procedure may be sufficient to evoke signs of both central and peripheral sensitization, which may play a role in the transition from acute to chronic pain in susceptible individuals.
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- Gitte I Juhl
- Department of Neurology and Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Tsujimura T, Shinoda M, Honda K, Hitomi S, Kiyomoto M, Matsuura S, Katagiri A, Tsuji K, Inoue M, Shiga Y, Iwata K. Organization of pERK-immunoreactive cells in trigeminal spinal nucleus caudalis, upper cervical cord, NTS and Pa5 following capsaicin injection into masticatory and swallowing-related muscles in rats. Brain Res 2011; 1417:45-54. [PMID: 21907330 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Many phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (pERK)-immunoreactive (IR) cells are expressed in the trigeminal spinal subnucleus caudalis (Vc), upper cervical spinal cord (C1-C2), nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) and paratrigeminal nucleus (Pa5) after capsaicin injection into the whisker pad (WP), masseter muscle (MM), digastric muscle (DM) or sternohyoideus muscle (SM). The pERK-IR cells also showed NeuN immunoreactivity, indicating that ERK phosphorylation occurs in neurons. The pERK-IR cells were significantly reduced after intrathecal injection of MEK 1/2 inhibitor PD98059. The pERK-IR cells expressed bilaterally in the Vc and C1-C2 after capsaicin injection into the unilateral DM or SM, whereas unilaterally in the Vc and C1-C2 after unilateral WP or MM injection. After capsaicin injection into the WP or MM, the pERK-IR cell expression in the Vc was restricted rostrocaudally within a narrow area. However, the distribution of pERK-IR cells was more wide spread without a clear peak in the Vc and C1-C2 after capsaicin injection into the DM or SM. In the NTS, the unimodal pERK-IR cell expression peaked at 0-720μm rostral from the obex following capsaicin injection into WP, MM, DM or SM. In the ipsilateral Pa5, many pERK-IR cells were observed following capsaicin injection into the SM. The number of swallows elicited by distilled water administration was significantly smaller after capsaicin injection into the WP, MM or DM but not SM compared to that of vehicle-injected rats. Various noxious inputs due to the masticatory or swallowing-related muscle inflammation may be differentially involved in muscle pain and swallowing reflex activity.
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- Takanori Tsujimura
- Division of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8514, Japan
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Benoliel R, Svensson P, Heir GM, Sirois D, Zakrzewska J, Oke-Nwosu J, Torres SR, Greenberg MS, Klasser GD, Katz J, Eliav E. Persistent orofacial muscle pain. Oral Dis 2011; 17 Suppl 1:23-41. [PMID: 21382137 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2011.01790.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The pathophysiology of persistent orofacial myalgia has been the centre of much controversy. In this article we suggest a novel descriptive term; 'persistent orofacial muscle pain' (POMP) and review current evidence that supports the hypothesis that the induction of POMP involves the interplay between a peripheral nociceptive source in muscle, a faulty central nervous system component and decreased coping ability. In this context it is widely accepted that a complex interaction of variable intrinsic and extrinsic factors act to induce POMP and dysfunction.
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- R Benoliel
- Department of Oral Medicine, The Faculty of Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Svensson P, Baad-Hansen L, Pigg M, List T, Eliav E, Ettlin D, Michelotti A, Tsukiyama Y, Matsuka Y, Jääskeläinen SK, Essick G, Greenspan JD, Drangsholt M. Guidelines and recommendations for assessment of somatosensory function in oro-facial pain conditions--a taskforce report. J Oral Rehabil 2011; 38:366-94. [PMID: 21241350 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02196.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The goals of an international taskforce on somatosensory testing established by the Special Interest Group of Oro-facial Pain (SIG-OFP) under the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) were to (i) review the literature concerning assessment of somatosensory function in the oro-facial region in terms of techniques and test performance, (ii) provide guidelines for comprehensive and screening examination procedures, and (iii) give recommendations for future development of somatosensory testing specifically in the oro-facial region. Numerous qualitative and quantitative psychophysical techniques have been proposed and used in the description of oro-facial somatosensory function. The selection of technique includes time considerations because the most reliable and accurate methods require multiple repetitions of stimuli. Multiple-stimulus modalities (mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical) have been applied to study oro-facial somatosensory function. A battery of different test stimuli is needed to obtain comprehensive information about the functional integrity of the various types of afferent nerve fibres. Based on the available literature, the German Neuropathic Pain Network test battery appears suitable for the study of somatosensory function within the oro-facial area as it is based on a wide variety of both qualitative and quantitative assessments of all cutaneous somatosensory modalities. Furthermore, these protocols have been thoroughly described and tested on multiple sites including the facial skin and intra-oral mucosa. Standardisation of both comprehensive and screening examination techniques is likely to improve the diagnostic accuracy and facilitate the understanding of neural mechanisms and somatosensory changes in different oro-facial pain conditions and may help to guide management.
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- P Svensson
- Department of Clinical Oral Physiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Whitsel BL, Favorov OV, Li Y, Lee J, Quibrera PM, Tommerdahl M. Nociceptive afferent activity alters the SI RA neuron response to mechanical skin stimulation. Cereb Cortex 2010; 20:2900-15. [PMID: 20308203 PMCID: PMC2978241 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhq039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Procedures that reliably evoke cutaneous pain in humans (i.e., 5-7 s skin contact with a 47-51 °C probe, intradermal algogen injection) are shown to decrease the mean spike firing rate (MFR) and degree to which the rapidly adapting (RA) neurons in areas 3b/1 of squirrel monkey primary somatosensory cortex (SI) entrain to a 25-Hz stimulus to the receptive field center (RF(center)) when stimulus amplitude is "near-threshold" (i.e., 10-50 μm). In contrast, RA neuron MFR and entrainment are either unaffected or enhanced by 47-51 °C contact or intradermal algogen injection when the amplitude of 25-Hz stimulation is 100-200 μm (suprathreshold). The results are attributed to an "activity dependence" of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) action on the GABA(A) receptors of RA neurons. The nociceptive afferent drive triggered by skin contact with a 47-51 °C probe or intradermal algogen is proposed to activate nociresponsive neurons in area 3a which, via corticocortical connections, leads to the release of GABA in areas 3b/1. It is hypothesized that GABA is hyperpolarizing/inhibitory and suppresses stimulus-evoked RA neuron MFR and entrainment whenever RA neuron activity is low (as when the RF(center) stimulus is weak/near-threshold) but is depolarizing/excitatory and augments MFR and entrainment when RA neuron activity is high (when the stimulus is strong/suprathreshold).
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- B L Whitsel
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Bergeron S, Morin M, Lord MJ. Integrating pelvic floor rehabilitation and cognitive-behavioural therapy for sexual pain: what have we learned and were do we go from here? SEXUAL AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2010.486398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Komiyama O, Wang K, Svensson P, Arendt-Nielsen L, De Laat A, Kawara M. Magnetic and electric stimulation to elicit the masseteric exteroceptive suppression period. Clin Neurophysiol 2010; 121:793-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 01/08/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OKAYASU I, OI K, DE LAAT A. The effect of tooth clenching on the sensory and pain perception in the oro-facial region of symptom-free men and women. J Oral Rehabil 2009; 36:476-82. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.01961.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neuroimaging has provided important information on how acute and chronic pain is processed in the human brain. The pain experience is now known to be the final product of activity in distributed networks consisting of multiple cortical and subcortical areas. Due to the complex nature of the pain experience, a single cerebral representation of pain does not exist. Instead, pain depends on the context in which it is experienced and is generated through variable expression of the different aspects of pain in conjunction with modulatory influences. While considerable data have been generated about the supraspinal organization of cutaneous pain, little is known about how nociceptive information from musculoskeletal tissue is processed in the brain. This is in spite of the fact that pain from musculoskeletal tissue is more frequently encountered in clinical practice, poses a bigger diagnostic problem and is insufficiently treated. Differences are known to exist between acute pain from cutaneous and muscular tissue in both psychophysical responses as well as in physiological characteristics. The 2 tissue types also differ in pain sensitivity to the same stimuli and in their response to analgesic substances. In this review, characteristics of acute and chronic muscle pain will be presented together with a brief overview of the methods of induction and psychophysical assessment of muscle pain. Results from the neuroimaging literature concerned with phasic and tonic muscle pain will be reviewed.
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- David M Niddam
- Laboratory of Integrated Brain Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Morin M, Bergeron S. La rééducation périnéale dans le traitement de la dyspareunie chez la femme. SEXOLOGIES 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sexol.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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