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Animal Models of Orofacial Pain

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 617))

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Pain is one of the most common reasons for which patients seek dental and medical care. Orofacial pain conditions consist of a wide range of disorders including odontalgia (toothache), temporomandibular disorders, trigeminal neuralgia and others. Most of these conditions are either inflammatory or neuropathic in nature. This chapter provides an overview of the commonly used models to study inflammatory and neuropathic orofacial pain.

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  1. Department of Endodontics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Asma Khan

  2. Departments of Endodontics, Pharmacology, Physiology and Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Kenneth M. Hargreaves

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    Arpad Szallasi

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Khan, A., Hargreaves, K.M. (2010). Animal Models of Orofacial Pain. In: Szallasi, A. (eds) Analgesia. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 617. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-323-7_8

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